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Accessions  No.  S7<?23.        CLiss  No. 


THE 


VINEYARDS  IN  NAPA  COUNTY; 


BEING 


THE  REPORT  OF  E.  C.  PRIBER,  COMMISSIONER  FOR 
THE  NAPA  DISTRICT, 


TO   THE 


BOARD  OF  STATE  VITICULTURAL  COMMISSIONERS  OF  CALIFORNIA, 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  STATE  VITICULTURAL 
COMMISSIONERS. 


SACRAMENTO: 

STATE  OFFICE,    :   :   :   :   :  A.  j.  JOHNSTON,  SUPT.  STATE  PRINTING. 

1893. 


OL.C 


OFFICERS  AND  MEMBERS  OF  THE  BOARD. 


GEORGE  WEST,  President . . .  Stockton. 

Commissioner  for  the  San  Joaquin  District. 

CHARLES  BUNDSCHU,  Vice-President San  Francisco. 

Commissioner  for  the  San  Francisco  District. 

ALLEN  TOWLE,  Treasurer Towles. 

Commissioner  for  the  El  Dorado  District. 

J.  DEBARTH  SHORE San  Gabriel. 

Commissioner  for  the  State  at  Large. 

JOHN  T.  DOYLE San  Francisco. 

Commissioner  for  the  State  at  Large. 

ISAAC  DBTURK-. : Santa  Rosa. 

Commissioner  for  the  Sonoma  District. 

E.  C.  PRIBER Napa. 

Commissioner  for  the  Napa  District. 

R.  D.  STEPHENS Sacramento. 

Commissioner  for  the  Sacramento  District. 

E.  C.  BICHOWSKY San  Gabriel. 

Commissioner  for  the  Los  Angeles  District. 


WINFIELD  SCOTT,  Secretary San  Francisco. 

CLARENCE  J.  WETMORE,  Chief  Executive  Viticultural  and  Health  Officer.. .. 

Livermoreand  San  Francisco. 

Office  of  the  Board: 
317  PINE  STREET,  SAN  FKANCISCO. 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  present  report  on  the  condition  of  the  vineyards  of  Napa  County 
was  undertaken  by  the  Board  of  State  Viticultural  Commissioners  with 
a  view  of  ascertaining  what  decrease  in  the  acreage  planted  in  vines  in 
that  county  has  been  caused  by  the  phylloxera  in  the  past  two  years, 
as  well  as  to  give  as  much  information  as  possible  regarding  the  success 
of  the  various  resistant  stocks  in  different  soils,  etc.,  and  other  matters 
pertaining  to  viticulture  in  the  county  of  interest  to  grape  growers, 
wine  makers,  and  wine  merchants. 

In  1890,  when  the  last  census  was  made,  Napa  County  reported  18,229 
acres  planted  in  vines.  The  present  report  shows  16,651-^  acres.  It  will 
thus  be  seen  that  the  decrease  has  been  very  considerable. 

The  phylloxera  is  reported  to  have  reached  a  point  about  three  miles 
above  St.  Helena,  and  it  can  be  but  a  question  of  a  short  time  until  the 
Calistoga  vineyards  suffer  as  have  those  of  the  lower  valley. 

At  present  there  are  507  vineyards  reported  in  Napa  County,  and  of 
these  244,  or  nearly  half,  report  the  existence  of  phylloxera.  This  will 
give  an  idea  of  what  can  be  expected  to  occur  to  the  vineyards  of  the 
entire  valley  within  a  few  years.  Wherever  resistants  have  not  been 
planted,  the  death  of  the  vines  appears  only  a  question  of  a  short  time. 

In  the  tables  which  follow,  the  acreage  reported  as  infested  by 
phylloxera  is  certainly  misleading,  as  is  also  the  reported  acreage  good 
for  one  more  crop,  the  acreage  that  will  be  dug  up  for  causes  other  than 
phylloxera,  and  probably  the  cooperage.  It  is  difficult  to  secure  correct 
information  on  such  points;  vineyardists  are  loth  to  give  such  informa- 
tion, as  well  as  to  give  information  as  to  stocks  of  wine  on  hand. 

The  reports  of  wine  stocks  were  given  in  confidence.  The  different 
cellars  reported  an  aggregate  of  slightly  over  5,000,000  gallons  of  wine 
in  the  valley.  The  stocks  of  two  cellars  in  Napa  had  to  be  estimated, 
as  well  as  the  cooperage  in  the  same,  the  owners  refusing  to  supply  such 
information. 

It  is  naturally  to  be  expected  that  in  making  such  a  canvass  errors 
will  occur.  If  any  are  noted,  the  vineyardists  affected  will  please  notify 
me.  There  is  no  disposition  to  do  any  one  injustice,  nor  to  misrepresent 
any  one.  Any  corrections  sent  in  will  be  printed,  and  distributed,  for 
insertion  in  this  book. 

The  canvass  was  made  by  Mr.  A.  Warren  Robinson,  of  Napa,  under 
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five  districts:  First,  in  and  around  Napa;  second,  farther  up,  from 
Yountville  to  Rutherford;  third,  in  and  about  St.  Helena;  fourth, 
Chiles  and  Conn  Valleys;  and  fifth,  in  and  about  Calistoga. 

The  recapitulation  of  the  total  is  as  follows: 

NAPA  COUNTY. 

Total  number  of  vineyards  _________________  .....  _____________________________  _______  507. 

Vineyards  reporting  phylloxera...  ......................  ________  .....  _  ...........  ____  244. 

Total  acres  in  vines  ______________  ________________     ________  ........  ________  16,651%  acres. 

Acres  in  bearing  ---------------  .....  ----------------------------------------  14,240%  acres. 

Will  replant  this  season  ______________________________________________________  406%  acres. 

Will  be  dug  up  for  causes  other  than  phylloxera  ____  .....  ______________  .....  __.184  acres. 

Infested  by  phylloxera  _____________________________________  .............  ______  2,246  acres. 

Same  good  for  but  one  crop  more  _______________________________________________  756  acres. 

f  Riparia  -------------  .......  1,698%  acres. 

I  Lenoir  ----------------  .....  245%  acres. 

Planted  to  Resistants,  2,007^  acres,  as  follows:  •{  Rupestris  ______________________  19  acres. 

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Crop,   1892  .....  ...  ._  .........  ...  .........  27,083  tons. 

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lows: 

NAPA  DISTRICT. 

Total  number  of  vineyards,  91. 

Vineyards  reporting  phylloxera,  53. 

Total  acres  in  vines,  3,636. 

Acres  in  bearing,  2,715. 

Will  replant  this  season,  103  acres. 

Will  be  dug  up  other  than  for  phylloxera,  75  acres. 

Infested  by  phylloxera,  455  acres;  of  which  154  will  bear  but  one  crop  more. 

Planted  to  resistants,  1,157  acres;  of  which  1,000  acres  are  in  Riparia,  138  Lenoir,  and  19 
Rupestris. 

Planted  to  resistants  (same  as  above),  1,157  acres;  of  which  515%  are  grafted  and  bear- 
ing, 451%  are  grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  190  not  yet  grafted. 

Crop  1892,  5,579  tons. 

Cooperage,  3,101,000  gallons;  of  which  506,000  is  oak  and  2,595,000  redwood. 

YOUNTVILLE  DISTRICT. 

Total  number  of  vineyards,  81. 

Vineyards  reporting  phylloxera,  64. 

Total  acres  in  vines,  2,706. 

Acres  in  bearing,  2,054. 

Will  replant  this  season,  142  acres. 

Will  be  dug  up  for  reasons  other  than  phylloxera.  75  acres. 

Infested  by  phylloxera,  701  acres;  of  which  261  will  bear  but  one  crop  more. 

Planted  to  resistants,  497  acres;  of  which  431  acres  are  in  Riparia,  31  acres  in  Lenoir, 
and  35  acres  in  Californica. 

Planted  to  resistants  (same  as  above),  497  acres;  of  which  206  are  grafted  and  bearing, 
04  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  227  not  yet  grafted. 

Crop  1892,  4,605  tons. 

Cooperage,  2,489,000  gallons;  of  which  411,000  is  oak  and  2,078,000  redwood. 

ST.  HELENA  DISTRICT. 

Total  number  of  vineyards,  219. 

Vineyards  reporting  phylloxera,  119. 

Total  acres  in  vines,  7,445%. 

Acres  in  bearing,  6,784. 

Will  replant  this  season,  108%  acres. 

Will  be  dug  up  for  causes  other  than  phylloxera,  34  acres. 

Infested  by  phylloxera,  1,042  acres;  of  which  335  will  bear  but  one  crop  more. 

Planted  to  resistants,  209%  acres;  of  which  145  acres  are  in  Riparia  and  64%  in  Lenoir. 


Planted  to  resistants  (same  as  above),  259%  acres;  of  which  35  are  grafted  and  in  bear- 
ing, 58%  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  116%  not  yet  grafted. 
Crop  of  1892,  12,604  tons. 
Cooperage,  6,145,000  gallons;  of  which  2,275,000  is  oak  and  3,870,000  redwood. 

CHILES  AND  CONN  VALLEYS. 

Total  number  of  vineyards,  28. 

Vineyards  reporting  phylloxera,  7. 

Total  acres  in  vines,  814. 

Acres  in  bearing,  767%. 

Will  replant  this  season,  13  acres. 

Infested  by  phylloxera,  46  acres;  of  which  16  will  bear  but  one  crop  more. 

Planted  to  resistants,  38%  acres;  of  which  27%  are  in  Riparia,  9  in  ^Estivalis,  and  2  in 
Lenoir. 

Planted  to  resistants  (same  as  above),  38%  acres;  of  which  11  are  grafted  and  in  bear- 
ing, 17  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  10%  acres  not  yet  grafted. 

Crop  of  1892,  1,091  tons. 

Cooperage,  379,000  gallons;  of  which  157,500  gallons  is  oak  and  221,500  gallons  is  red- 
wood. 

CALISTOGA  DISTRICT. 

Total  number  of  vineyards,  88. 
Vineyard  reporting  phylloxera,  1. 
Total  acres  in  vines,  2,044. 
Acres  in  bearing,  1,920. 
Will  replant  this  season,  40  acres. 
Infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres. 

Planted  to  resistants,  105  acres;  of  which  95  are  in  Riparia  and  10  in  Lenoir. 
Planted  to  resistants  (same  as  above),  105  acres;  of  which  75  are  grafted  and  in  bearing, 
and  30  not  yet  grafted. 
Crop  of  1892,  3,204  tons. 
Cooperage,  875,000  gallons;  of  which  313,000  is  oak  and  562,000  is  redwood. 

\VINFIELD  SCOTT, 

Secretary  Board  of  State  Viticultural  Commissioners. 


REPORT  OF  R  C  PRIBER  COMMISSIONER  FOR  THE  NAPA 

DISTRICT. 


NAPA,  December  1,  1892. 

To  the  Board  of  State  Viticultural  Commissioners: 

GENTLEMEN:  I  herewith  submit  the  report  of  A.  Warren  Robinson, 
containing  remarks  on  the  census  of  Napa  County,  and  the  census 
obtained  by  him. 

Respectfully, 

E.  C.  PRIBER, 
Commissioner  for  the  Napa  District. 


NAPA,  December  1,  1892. 

To  E.  C.  PRIBER,  Viticultural  Commissioner  for  the  Napa  District: 

DEAR  SIR:  I  beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  viticultural  report  for 
Napa  County,  as  per  your  instructions  and  formulas  furnished. 

Every  vineyard  portion  of  Napa  County  has  been  visited  and  inspected, 
and  all  the  information  possible  gained  bearing  on  viticultural  matters, 
especially  anything  of  interest  regarding  resistant  vines. 

Since  my  last  report,  two  years  ago,  vineyards  in  this  county  have 
been  greatly  lessened  in  number  and  in  area,  in  many  portions  of  the 
county.  Commencing  ten  years  ago  in  the  lower  end  of  Napa  Valley, 
and  supposed  to  have  been  brought  from  Sonoma  Valley,  the  phylloxera 
has  spread  almost  the  entire  length  of  the  valley  in  the  direction  of  the 
prevailing  wind.  Two  years  ago  a  few  vineyards  in  the  Napa  District 
and  some  in  the  Yountville  District  were  infested.  Since  that  time  it 
has  spread  with  great  rapidity.  In  many  cases  vineyards  of  consider- 
able extent  have,  in  the  meantime,  almost  or  wholly  disappeared. 
This  will  account  for  the  smaller  number  of  vineyards  reported  this 
year. 

No  remedy  to  prevent  the  spread  of  the  disease  has  been  discovered. 
In  no  vineyards  visited,  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two,  has  there 
been  any  special  treatment,  and  this  explains  why  answers  to  the  ques- 
tion bearing  on  this  matter  do  not  appear.  The  exceptions  mentioned 
were  where  a  few  vines  were  treated  with  sulphate  of  iron,  in  the  propor- 
tion of  one  pound  of  the  sulphate  to  ten  gallons  of  water.  This  was 
applied,  when  the  ground  was  wet,  to  the  stocks,  with  a  swab,  with 
beneficial  results.  How  long  this  benefit  will  last  is  a  question  time 
alone  will  solve. 

In  almost  every  vineyard  visited,  where  the  phylloxera  has  made  any 
headway,  the  vines  were  allowed  to  stand  without  treatment,  the  dis- 
ease taking  its  course.  When  the  vines  were  dead,  or  nearly  so,  they 
were  pulled  up.  Rarely  have  resistants  or  other  vines  been  set  out  in 
their  place.  In  the  last  two  years,  very  few  new  vineyards  have  been 


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planted — none,  in  fact — nor  will  new  vineyards"  be  planted  or  old  ones 
be  reset,  except  in  a  comparatively  few  instances,  this  coming  winter  and 
spring.  As  a  whole,  vineyardists  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  any 
special  treatment  is  useless  and  a  waste  of  time.  About  ten  years  ago 
experiments  in  the  matter  of  curing  phylloxera-diseased  vines  were 
made  in  the  vineyards  of  H.  Hagen  and  Mr.  Bauer,  but  they  proved  of 
little  or  no  avail. 

Frequently  vineyards  have  gone  very  suddenly,  the  phylloxera 
having,  evidently,  obtained  a  strong  hold  upon  the  roots  and  showing 
very  little  effect  upon  the  vines  until  nearly  the  end. 

Judging  from  the  experience  of  the  past  few  years,  it  may  be  safe  to 
say  that  within  the  space  of  three  or  four  years  a  very  large  proportion 
of  the  vineyards  south  of  the  Calistoga  District  will  have  been  destroyed. 
A  very  large  proportion  of  these  will  not  be  replanted,  for  past  experience 
has  proved  that  it  would  be  folly  to  set  out  European  vines  on  their  own 
roots,  and  very  few  vineyardists  can  afford  to  wait  the  four  or  five  years 
required  to  establish  resistant  vines,  no  income  being  derived  from  the 
vineyard  in  the  meantime.  I  found  this  to  be  the  prevailing  sentiment 
in  all  phylloxera-infested  localities. 

Besides  this  there  is  no  encouragement  to  replant  on  account  of  the 
poor  outlook  for  the  wine  industry.  Prices  have  ruled  low  for  some« 
years,  and  are  now  two  or  three  cents  below  the  figure  desired.  The 
cellars  are,  in  many  instances,  overstocked  with  wine  of  the  vintages  of 
the  present  and  previous  years.  Some  men  are  carrying  four  vintages; 
a  great  many  one  or  two. 

The  phylloxera,  almost  invariably,  has  attacked  vineyards  in  spots. 
Appearing  in  the  center  of  a  block  it  spreads  in  circles  of  varying 
diameters,  and  then  will  jump  a  rod  or  more  and  appear  in  the  center 
of  another  block.  Rarely,  if  ever,  does  it  sweep  a  direct  swath  through 
a  vineyard.  Some  vineyardists  are  confident  that  the  insect,  coming  to 
the  surface  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year,  flies  a  short  distance.  Others 
think  the  insect  -is  carried  along  by  the  plow.  Invariably  the  disease 
spreads  in  the  direction  of  the  prevailing  winds,  which,  throughout 
Napa  Valley,  are  from  south  to  north,  or,  more  correctly,  from  the 
southwest  up  the  valley.  Exposure-  to  the  sun  has  been  given  in  not- 
ing hill  vineyards,  but  on  level  lands  it  has  been  omitted,  as  exposure  to 
the  sun  there  is  always  direct,  and  the  wind  usually  as  stated. 

South  of  Lodi  Station  vineyards  generally  are  badly  infested  with 
phylloxera,  excepting  on  Spring  Mountain.  North  of  Lodi  Station,  they 
are  almost  invariably  intact.  In  no  vineyard  in  the  vicinity  of  Calistoga, 
so  far  as  could  be.  seen  from  extended  observation,  could  I  see  traces 
of  phylloxera,  yet  vineyardists  in  this  locality,  while  rejoicing  that 
their  vines  are  not  diseased,  will  not  be  surprised  if  the  destructive 
insect  should  appear  any  season.  The  same  may  be  said  of  vineyards 
on  Spring  Mountain,  to  the  northwest  of  St.  Helena. 

The  vintage  in  this  county  was  from  one  half  to  two  thirds  shorter 
than  usual  this  year,  owing,  in  a  considerable  measure,  to  the  ravages  of 
the  phylloxera,  much  to  killing  frosts  in  the  spring,  and  quite  a  little 
to  very  hot  weather  in  June.  All  this,  coupled  with  low  prices,  has  dis- 
couraged many  vineyardists. 

Acting  in  accordance  with  your  instructions:  to  pay  much  attention 
to  the  results  of  the  planting  of  resistant  vines,  and  the  success  attend- 
ing their  cultivation,  I  made  extensive  inquiries  in  all  sections  of  the 


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county.  Comparatively  few  vineyardists  have  set  out  resistants  of  any 
kind.  It  is  only  here  and  there  that  owners  of  vineyards  have  made 
the  experiment,  if  experiment  it  may  longer  be  called.  Vineyardmen 
of  small  or  even  moderate  means  think  they  cannot  afford  to  wait  the 
time  required  for  the  vines  to  grow,  to  be  grafted,  and  to  bear  fruit. 

But  several  men  of  keen  observation,  after  careful  investigation,  are 
persuaded  that  resistants  are  a  success.  Riparia  and  Lenoir  are  the 
principal  varieties  propagated.  Of  Rupestris  there  is  none  to  speak  of, 
and  of  Californica  very  little.  Riparia  holds  the  foremost  place  in  the 
estimation  of  nine  tenths  of  those  who  have  used  resistants  at  all.  This 
variety  has  been  found  to  grow  well  and  successfully  resist  the  phyllox- 
era on  high  lands  as  well  as  on  lower  levels.  In  some  vineyards,  Euro- 
pean vines,  grafted  on  Riparia  roots,  have  borne  good  crops,  and  the 
owners  are  well  pleased  with  the  outlook.  Lenoir  has  been  used  on  low 
grounds,  and  in  many,  probably  in  all  cases,  has  proved  a  failure. 
"  Lenoir  does  not  bear  wet  feet,"  as  Mr.  E.  P.  Palmer  says. 

This  gentleman,  after  extended  and  careful  observation,  study,  and 
experiment,  lasting  through  a  period  of  several  years,  and  whose  judg- 
ment in  the  premises  is  thereby  entitled  to  great  consideration,  pro- 
nounces, emphatically,  in  favor  of  the  Riparia.  "  I  consider  the  man 
who  plants  Lenoir  is  taking  chances,"  said  he.  A  committee  of  vine- 
yardists, of  which  Mr.  Palmer  was  a  member,  were  last  spring  appointed 
by  the  St.  Helena  Viticultural  Association  to  visit  and  critically  inspect 
vineyards,  both  in  Napa  and  Sonoma  Counties,  in  which  resistants,  for 
any  considerable  time,  had  been  planted,  and  said  in  their  report:  "We 
condemn  the  planting  of  Lenoir  on  lowest  soils.  While  Riparia  would 
not  be  in  its  native  element  in  such  soils,  yet  having  shown  a  better 
adaptation  for  cold,  wet,  and  heavy  land,  it  stands  preeminently  in  the 
lead  as  a  resistant." 

Mr.  Charles  Krug,  with  his  eleven  or  twelve  years'  experience  with 
resistants,  advised  setting  out  Riparia. 

I  found,  with  but  one  or  two  exceptions,  that  where  replanting  is  to 
be  done  this  winter  or  next  spring,  Riparias  will  be  used  as  resistant 
stocks.  .  Once  in  awhile  a  man  was  found  who  favored  Lenoir  because 
of  its  more  rapid  growth.  It  can  be  grafted  much  earlier  than  the 
slower  growing  Riparia. 

To  sum  up  observations  upon  this  point,  it  may  be  said  that  while 
in  some  soils  Lenoir  may  prove  a  resistant,  Riparia,  on  the  whole,  is 
esteemed  the  best  resistant  stock  to  plant.  Experiments  carefully  con- 
ducted, and  critical  observation,  have. proved  conclusively  that  the 
Riparia  is  preeminently  the  best  resistant  planted  in  this  county.  Of 
this  there  seems  to  be  no  doubt. 

Will  resistants  be  generally  planted  as  vineyards  are  destroyed  by 
phylloxera?  This  question  has,  in  a  measure,  been  answered  on  fore- 
going pages.  In  the  very  great  majority  of  cases,  no;  in  the  few,  yes. 
Even  many  who  consider  resistants  a  success,  will  be  deterred  by  reason 
of  expense  and  the  long  "  waiting  time."  The  result  will  inevitably  be, 
as  previously  stated,  that  only  a  few  years  will  elapse  before  bearing 
vineyards  in  this  county  will  be  of  limited  number.  The  resulting  loss 
to  this  county  will  be  very  great,  and  would  be  difficult  to  estimate,  as 
the  hard  labor  and  the  expense  of  establishing  vineyards  and  build- 
ing capacious  wine  cellars,  especially  north  of  Yountville,  has  been  very 
great. 


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The  foregoing  remarks  apply  to  hill  vineyards  as  well  as  to  those 
in  the  different  valleys  in  the  county.  Napa  Valley,  with  its  surround- 
ing hills,  has  not  alone  suffered  in  this  matter,  though  vineyards  in 
other  valleys  in  the  county  are  few  in  number  and  of  limited  extent. 
In  Gordon  Valley,  within  the  last  two  years,  vineyards  have  been 
devastated  by  phylloxera.  In  Berryessa  Valley  little  attention  has 
been  paid  to  the  cultivation  of  the  vine.  The  small  vineyards  of  Pope 
Valley  are  growing  smaller.  In  Wooden  and  Capelle  Valleys  there  are  no 
vineyards  worthy  of  note.  These  smaller  valleys  are  so  difficult  of  access 
and  the  mountain  roads  leading  to  them  are  so  long  and  rough,  that 
land  owners  have  been  deterred  from  planting  vineyards.  Perhaps  it 
is  as  well.  Foss  Valley  vineyards,  all  of  limited  area,  are  still  in  fair 
condition.  On  the  Suscol  hills,  since  my  last  report,  whole  vineyards 
have  been  uprooted,  because  of  the  rapid  devastation  by  the  ubiquitous 
phylloxera. 

Very  many  vineyardists  fully  appreciate  the  efforts  of  the  Commission 
to  spread  information  regarding  the  success  that  has  attended  the  plant- 
ing of  resistants.  They  will  gladly  avail  themselves  of  published  facts 
and  the  experience  of  those  who  have  planted  resistants  to  any  extent. 
It  is  evident  this  useful  information  will  be  of  great  practical  benefit  to 
all  concerned.  The  last  reports  of  the  California  Viticultural  Commis- 
sion, issued  this  fall,  have  been  extensively  circulated  in  this  county, 
and,  by  a  large  majority  of  vineyardists,  were  gladly  received. 

I  have  endeavored  to  carefully  and  conscientiously  follow  the  instruc- 
tions given  me.  I  have  made  a  complete  canvass  of  the  vine-growing 
districts  of  the  county.  The  results  of  my  observations  and  inquiries  are 
embodied  in  this  report  and  contained  in  the  blanks  furnished.  While 
I  would  not  act  the  pessimist,  but  wrould  give  as  hopeful  a  report  as 
possible,  it  is  useless  to  hide  the  fact  that  our  vineyards  are  melting 
away,  as  the  mist  before  the  morning  sun. 

In  resistant  stocks  the  only  remedy  for  preserving  our  vineyards  has 
been  found.  It  has  already  been  stated  that  vineyards  so  rooted  will  be 
comparatively  few.  I  think  an  investigation  of  the  matters  submitted, 
made  two  or  three  years  hence,  will  prove  the  facts  stated  and  forecasts 
made  to  have  been  true. 

I  trust  my  efforts  to  follow  and  carry  out  your  instructions  will  meet 
with  your  approval  and  will  give  complete  satisfaction. 

Respectfully  submitted. 

A.  W.  ROBINSON. 

The  above  report  is  indorsed  and  submitted  to  the  Commissioners. 

E.  C.  PRIBER, 
Commissioner  for  the  Napa  District. 


SUPPLEMENTAL  REPORT. 

NAPA,  December  10,  1892. 

It  would  be  exceedingly  difficult  for  any  one  to  accurately  judge  of 
the  amount  of  vineyard  acreage  in  this  county  now  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, even  approximately.  Some  vineyards,  and  they  are  not  a  few, 


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are  entirely  destroyed,  and  the  remnants  of  quite  a  number  will  be  dug 
up  this  winter.  But  it  has  been  noticed  in  the  past  that  many  vine- 
yards have  suddenly  shown  signs  of  the  presence  of  the  destroying 
insect,  and  whole  blocks  of  vines  have  died  in  a  very  short  time,  indi- 
cating, evidently,  that  the  phylloxera  had,  unknown  and  often  unsur- 
mised,  been  for  some  time  hard  at  work  at  the  roots. 

So  it  is  to-day.  Vines  that  show  no  signs  of  disease  may  soon  be 
swept  away.  It  is  for  this  reason  that  hardly  any  one  can  judge  accu- 
rately of  the  acreage  of  vines  now  infected.  Those  that  are  badly 
diseased,  or  even  to  a  fair  degree,  can  be  detected  by  the  practiced  eye, 
if  signs  of  this  condition  of  things  appear  above  ground.  But  detection 
often  comes  first  when  the  vines  are  thoroughly  diseased. 

Therefore,  it  may  be  safely  stated  that  the  results  of  the  ravages  of 
the  phylloxera  in  our  vineyards  during  the  year  or  two  to  come  cannot 
now  be  accurately  estimated,  and  the  figures  given  in  this  report  do  not 
begin  to  show  the  vastness  of  the  injury  now  working  and  to  follow 
within  even  two  years. 

Since  the  time  resistants  were  first  planted  in  this  county,  different 
parties  have  had  much  expensive  experience  in  grafting  foreign  varieties 
upon  them.  Failure  attended  many  of  the  first  trials,  but,  profiting  by 
past  efforts,  grafting  is  performed,  if  proper  care  be  taken  in  every  detail 
of  its  operation,  successfully.  "  In  my  vineyard  99  per  cent  of  grafts 
have  taken  and  grown  vigorously,"  said  one  vineyardist. 

Many  of  the  failures  in  years  gone  by  were  due  to  too  deep  and 
careless  grafting.  The  soil  was  dug  away  from  the  resistant  vine  sev- 
eral inches,  and  the  stock  cut  off  some  distance  from  the  surface.  Where 
this  method  was  practiced  a  very  large  per  cent  of  the  grafts  often  died. 
The  union  of  stock  and  scion  was  imperfect.  In  cases  where  the  scion 
was  not  inserted  so  low  down,  but  still  a  few  inches  below  the  surface, 
failure  resulted  because  the  roots  the  scion  threw  off  were  not  removed, 
through  inattention  or  lack  of  knowledge.  The  consequence  was  that 
as  they  grew  they  forced  the  scion  out  of  the  stock,  and  failure  resulted. 

The  best  success  now  attained  by  some  persons  who  have  had  much 
experience  in  grafting,  is  to  insert  the  scion  in  the  resistant  stock  quite 
near  or  at  the  surface  of  the  ground.  Care  should  always  be  taken  to 
see  that  any  rootlets  the  scion  may  throw  off  are  removed.  If  per- 
mitted to  grow,  the  phylloxera  may,  as  often  has  been  the  case,  prey 
upon  these  roots  and  destroy  the  vine.  When  this  occurs,  the  resistant 
stock  has  frequently  been  condemned,  though  unjustly,  as  non-resistant. 

When  due  care  has  been  taken,  success  has  universally  attended 
grafting  upon  resistant  stocks.  Inner  bark  of  stock  and  scion  must  be 
sure  to  meet,  and  after  tying,  the  earth  should  be  firmly  pressed  around 
the  graft.  If  the  cleft  graft  is  used  and  but  one  scion  is  inserted,  the 
cleft  to  one  side  of  the  scion  will  readily  heal,  although  there  has  been 
some  dispute  on  this  point. 

The  method  of  inserting  the  scion  in  the  side  of  the  stock,  at  an  angle, 
allowing  the  resistant  vine  above  the  graft  to  continue  its  growth  until 
the  union  is  perfect,  then  to  remove  that  portion  of  the  vine  above  the 
scion,  has  been  tried,  but  not  always  with  success.  The  theory  may  be 
good,  but  the  result  often  has  been  that  the  wind  would  sway  the  vine 
back  and  forth,  and  the  graft  would  be  forced  out. 

Again,  it  has  been  found  best  to  allow  the  resistant  stock  to  attain  good 
size  before  grafting,  as,  if  the  graft  is  inserted  too  early,  there  will  not 


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be  sufficient  strength  in  the  stock  to  support  the  scion;  or  the  scion  may 
overgrow  the  stock  and  the  result  be  far  from  what  is  desired.  But 
where  due  care  is  taken  in  all  the  essentials,  grafts  grow  readily,  rap- 
idly, and  yield  bountifully,  even  bearing  the  first  year  or  two.  Said  a 
vineyardist  who  has  had  abundant  success  in  grafting  resistants:  "I 
took  this  fall,  from  a  scion  inserted  in  Riparia  stock  last  spring,  eight 
pounds  of  excellent  grapes."  Another,  who  has  had  considerable  expe- 
rience in  grafting,  said:  "  From  two-year  old  Sauvignon  Vert  grafts 
inserted  in  Riparia  stocks,  I  gathered  this  fall  as  high  as  thirty-five 
pounds  of  grapes  to  a  graft." 

In  more  than  one  instance  inquiry  elicited  the  information  that  it  was 
preferable  to  plant  resistant  cuttings  where  they  were  to  permanently 
remain  in  the  vineyard.  If  planted  in  the  nursery  and  transplanted 
when  the  roots  had  well  grown,  there  is,  of  necessity,  more  or  less  of  a 
check  to  the  growth  of  the  vine.  The  experience  of  one  practical  vine- 
yardist of  many  years'  observation  has  been  that  cuttings  have,  in  a  year 
or  two,  overtaken  rooted  vines  that  were  transplanted.  On  the  other 
hand,  there  are  those  who  contend  that  it  is  easier  to  care  for  the  resist- 
ant cuttings  in  the  nursery  until  they  are  well  rooted,  and  at  much  less 
expense,  than  to  plant  cuttings  at  once  in  the  vineyard.  There  are  those 
who  favor  the  one  plan — some  the  other.  But  many  strong  and 
unanswerable  arguments  are  presented  in  favor  of  the  method  first 
mentioned. 

What  is  required  in  successful  grafting  is  patience,  care,  and  watch- 
fulness, at  the  time  of  grafting  and  for  some  months  thereafter.  If  this 
system  is  pursued,  success  should  attend  grafting,  as  has  been  proved 
conclusively  by  the  experience  of  many  vineyardists  in  this  county. 

A.  WARREN  ROBINSON. 


REPORT   ON  VINEYARDS. 


NAPA    DISTRICT. 


John  Aroth,  Napa. — Total  acres,  15,  of  which  9  are  in  bearing;  will  replant  2  acres;  acres 
infested  with  phylloxera,  2,  all  to  be  dug  out;  planted  to  Riparia,  6  acres,  of  which  3  are 
in  bearing  and  3  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Zinfandel  grafts  have  succeeded,  but  Muscats 
have  not;  soil  sandy  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  southeast;. crop,  14  tons. 

Bank  of  Napa,  Napa. — Total,  105  acres;  in  bearing,  90  acres;  will  replant  5  or  10  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  scattering,  about  20  acres,  of  which  10  are  good  for  only  one  crop; 
planted  to  Riparia,  33  acres,  of  which  9  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  4  acres  grafted 


special  pains  taken  with  vines  attacked.    Crop,  220  tons;  cooperage,  150,000  gallons,  all 
redwood. 

L.  Bauchero,  Napa. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  35;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5;  good  for 
only  one  crop  more,  3;  planted  to  Lenoir,  5,  which  are  grafted  but  not  bearing;  soil 
rocky  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southwest;  Zinfandel  has  resisted  fairly  well; 
crop,  75  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  35,000  redwood. 

Bauer  Estate,  Napa. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  will  replant  8  acres;  planted 
to  Riparia,  30  acres,  and  to  Lenoir  30  acres,  all  of  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  loam; 
vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southwest;  Tokay  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  80 
tons. 

This  vineyard  is  situated  in  Napa  redwoods.  The  resistants  are  planted  between 
rows  of  the  vinifera.  If  phylloxera  appears,  old  vines  will  be  dug  up,  leaving  resist- 
ants in  good  condition. 

J.  A.  Baxter,  Napa. — Total,  115  acres;  in  bearing,  100  acres/  in  table  grapes,  5  acres; 
planted  to  Riparia,  15  acres,  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  heavy  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  west  and  north;  crop,  124  tons;  stock  of  wine  on  hand,  24,000  gallons; 
cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  30,000  redwood. 

Riparia  stands  highest  in  estimation  as  resistant. 

J.  J.  Bergen,  Napa.— Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres, 
half  of  which  is  good  for  only  one  crop;  no  resistants;  soil  light  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  southwest;  crop,  15  tons. 

This  vineyard  will  be  dug  up  in  a  year  or  two. 

B.  Boetto,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres,  of  which 
1  will  bear  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; "crop,  20  tons;  cooperage 
20,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

F.  Borreo,  Napa.— Total,  50  acres,  of  which  40  are  in  bearing;  will  replant  2  acres;  planted 
to  Lenoir,  4  acres,  all  of  which  are  grafted  but  not  bearing;  the  grafts  succeed  equally 
well;  soil  rocky  black  loam;  exposure  south;  Zinfandel,  Grey  Riesling,  and  Burgundy, 
of  European  varieties,  are  most  resistant  in  the  order  named;  crop,  100  tons;  cooperage, 
80,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  70,000  redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  situated  near  the  Napa  Soda  Springs,  a  few  hundred  feet  above  the 
valley.  Here  Riparia  has  almost  utterly  failed,  whereas  Lenoir  does  exceedingly  well. 

John  Brandlein,  Napa. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  4  or  5  acres;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  southeast;  crop,  16  tons. 

M.  Bicchli,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres,  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
«ast  and  south;  crop,  25  tons. 

A.  Carboli,  Napa. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acre^s;  infested  by  phylloxera,  25 
acres,  of  which  10  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southwest;  no  special  treatment  for  phylloxera;  crop,  100  tons;  cooperage, 
10,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

Mr.  Carboni  is  much  discouraged  with  the  outlook.  Two  years  ago  the  vineyard  was 
in  fine  condition;  now  it  is  rapidly  dying  out. 

C.  Carpy  &  Co.,  Napa. 
and  1,050,000  redwood. 

Mrs.  E.  Castle,  Napa. — Total,  7  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  south; 
crop,  25  tons. 

//.  B.  Chase,  Napa. — Total,  80  acres;  in  bearing,  70  acres;  will  replant  10  acres;  crop,  271 
tons. 

2-N 


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George  Chatterly,  Napa.—  Total,  18  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  half  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  1  acre,  which  is 
grafted  to  Zinfandel,  and  is  in  bearing;  variety  has  succeeded  well;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  no  great- care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  15  tons. 

H.  Council,  Napa. — Total,  9  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres,  of 
which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam  and  gravel;  vineyard  upland; 
vineyard  treated  all  alike;  crop,  5  tons. 

J.  H.  Cummings,  Napa. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  40  tons. 

B.  Darms,  Napa. — Total,  70  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  will  replant  2  acres;  infested  by 
phylloxera,  10  acres,  half  of  which  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia, 
10  acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  3  acres  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and 
2  acres  not  yet  grafted;  Zinfandel,  Mondeuse,  and  Chasselas  have  succeeded  well  on 
Riparia;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  no  special  care  given  diseased 
vines;  crop,  135  tons. 

Riparia  is  in  favor  at  this  vineyard.    The  Lenoir  has  not  succeeded. 

James  Davis,  Napa. — Total,  65  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  vineyard  low  lying;  exposure 
southeast;  all  vines  in  this  vineyard  attacked  by  phylloxera  have  been  dug  up  as  soon 
as  the  disease  was  seen;  crop,  120  tons. 

Charles  Dell,  Napa.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres: 
planted  to  resistants,  18  acres,  of  which  13  are  in  Riparia,  3  in  Rupestris,  and  2  in  Lenoir; 
all  in  resistants  are  grafted  and  in  bearing;  the  Zinfandel  and  Mataro  do  well  on  the 
three  stocks,  and  the  Muscat  has  done  the  poorest;  soil  rich  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  northeast;  Tokay  and  Zinfandel  have  proved  most  resistant  of  European  varie- 
ties; attacked  vines  were  dug  out  as  soon  as  badly  decayed;  crop,  50  tons;  cooperage, 
20,000  gallons,  of  which  2,000  is  oak  and  18,000  redwood. 

A.  S.  Domergue,  Napa. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  22  tons;  cooperage,  15,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

James  Duhig,  Napa.— Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  10  acres;  infested  by 
phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia, 
5  acres,  all  of  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east  and 
south;  Tokay  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  70  tons. 

The  resistants  are  doing  very  well.  This  vineyard  is  on  Hinchiea  Creek.  Several  fine 
vineyards  have  been  killed  here  by  phylloxera  within  ten  or  twelve  years.  It  was  very 
near  here  that  phylloxera  made  its  first  appearance  in  Napa  County,  entering  from 
Sonoma  County. 

T.  H.  Epley,  Napa.— Total,  8  acres;  in  bearing,  5^  acres;  in  table  grapes,  8  acres;  planted 
to  Ripana,  2>£  acres,  which  are  grafted  and  bearing;  Muscat  and  Thompson's  Seedling 
grafts  both  succeed  very  well;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west  and  north; 
crop,  7  tons. 

Tnis  is  about  the  only  vineyard  of  table  grapes  in  the  county.  Riparia  gives  complete 
satisfaction,  but  Lenoir  is  considered  very  poor. 

M.  M.  Estee,  Napa.— Total,  500  acres;  in  bearing,  350  acres;  infested  with  phylloxera,  50 
acres,  which  will  last  more  than  one  year;  planted  to  resistants,  150  acres,  of  which  125 
are  in  Riparia  and  25  are  Lenoir;  grafted  and  bearing,  50  acres;  grafted  but  not  bearing, 
75  acres;  not  grafted,  25  acres;  all  grafts  have  succeeded  well;  soil  loam;  vineyard  roll- 
ing; exposure  west  and  southeast;  as  the  disease  spread  resistants  were  substituted; 
cooperage,  200,000  gallons,  of  which  20,000  is  oak  and  180,000  redwood. 

The  resistant  vines  in  this  vineyard  are  doing  very  well.  The  Riparia  is  preferred, 
and  does  best  on  light  soil.  As  the  diseased  vines  are  dug  up  the  Riparia  will  be  sub- 
stituted. 

J.  H.  Fisher,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  southeast;  crop,  30  tons;  cooperage,  20,000  gallons,  of  which  15,000  is  oak  and 
5,000  redwood. 


crop,  31  tons. 

France  &  Corterelli,  Napa.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10- 
acres,  of  which  3  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
37  tons. 

F.  Frash,  Napa. — Total,  24  acres;  in  bearing,  18  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  2^  acres,  of 
which  lacre  is  grafted  and  bearing,  and  1%  acres  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Mondeuse  has 
succeeded  well  on  grafts;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  25  tons. 

P.  Fournier,  Napa. — Total,  22  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres;  soil 
gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  45  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is 
oak  and  50,000'redwood. 


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S.  E.  Garner,  Napa. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  10  tons. 

C.  E.  Geddes,  Napa. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres;  soil 
gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  11  tons. 

Mrs.  Julia  Gift,  Napa.—Toi&l,  14  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  9 
acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  but  one  crop  more;  soil  light  loam;  all  attacked  vines 
succumb  equally  and  the  vines  are  pulled  up  as  they  decay;  crop,  8  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  fast  decaying. 

G.  W.  Gilder  sleeve,  Napa.— Total,  17  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  half 
is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southwest;  all  European 
varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  18  tons. 

G.  Gilmetti,  Napa.— Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
wrhich  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure 
west;  Zinfandel  has  proved  most  resistant  of  European  varieties;  crop,  10  tons. 

G.  Gnepper,  Napa. — Total,  18  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  40  tons. 

G.  E.  Goodman,  Napa. — Total,  190  acres;  in  bearing,  180  acres;  will  replant  8  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres,  of  which  7  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more; 
planted  to  resistants,  30  acres,  20  acres  of  which  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  5  acres 
grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  5  acres  not  yet  grafted;  varieties  of  resistant  stock:  Riparia 
25  acres,  Rupestris  3  acres,  Lenoir  2  acres;  the  Semillon,  Verdot,  Burger,  Sauvignon 
Vert,  and  Cabernet  Sauvignon  have  all  done  well  on  Riparia,  while  both  Lenoir  and 


infected;  crop,  300  tons;  cooperage,  200^000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

The  land  is  very  rich  and  all  the  resistants  and  grafts  look  well.  The  Riparia  grows 
slower  than  the  Lenoir,  but  Mr.  Goodman  greatly  favors  it.  The  bearing  qualities  of  the 
grafts  on  resistants  can  be  better  told  in  a  year  or  two  than  at  present. 

J.  Green,  Napa. — Total,  7  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  alluvial;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
11  tons. 

A.  H.  Grossman,  Napa. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  60 
acres,  20  acres  of  which  are  grafted  and  bearing  and  40  are  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Ali- 
cante Bouschet  and  Mondeuse  have  succeeded  best;  soil  rocky  and  gravelly;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  west;  crop,  25  tons;  cooperage,  15,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and 
10,000  is  redwood. 

Mr.  Grossman  has  made  many  careful  experiments  with  various  resistants  during 
several  years.  Seven  or  eight  years  ago  he  planted  a  few  hundred  each  of  Riparia,  Cali- 
fornica,  Rupestris,  Lenoir,  Elvira,  and  others.  After  repeated  trials,  he  has  come  to  the 
conclusion  that  the  best  resistant  is  the- Riparia,  and  now  uses  that  root.  Lenoir  does 
well  in  places,  but  for  an  all-around  resistant  he  prefers  the  Riparia,  thus  indorsing  the 
views  of  the  majority  of  vineyardists  who  have  experimented  with  resistants.  "But,"  he 
said,  "every  vineyardist  must  find  out  the  variety  of  vinifera  best  suited  to  his  soil  and 
location,  and  graft  that  on  the  resistant.  One  variety  may  do  well  in  one  vineyard-  and 
utterly  fail  in  another.  That  has  been  my  experience.  For  my  own  vineyard  I  much 
prefer  Mondeuse,  although  Alicante  Bouschet  does  well.  Patience,  time,  and  expense 
are  required  to  find  out  these  things.  In  conversation  with  others  well  able  to  judge,  I 
think  there  are  not  more  than  800  acres  of  resistants  in  this  county,  300  of  which,  prob- 
ably, are  in  bearing.  Six  years  will  elapse  before  the  others  will  be  in  full  bearing." 

Joseph  Gyte,  Napa. — Total,  16  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  3  acres  will  last  one  year  more;  soil  light  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  south- 
east; crop,  25  tons. 

Henry  Hagen,  Napa. — Total,  70  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  60  acres, 
and  to  Lenoir,  10  acres;  of  the  total,  40  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  30  acres 
grafted  but  not  bearing;  the  Sauvignon  Vert,  Mondeuse,  Cabernet,  etc.,  are  all  doing 
well  on  Riparia,  and  the  Burgundy  is  doing  remarkably  well  on  the  Lenoir;  soil  light 
loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  go  alike;  vines  wrere  up- 
rooted as  the  disease  appeared;  crop,  77  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  half  oak  and 
half  redwood. 

The  grafts  were  put  in  resistant  stocks  when  four  or  five  years  old.  It  was  found  that 
they  did  better  than  when  younger.  All  now  bear  well.  Mr.  Hagen  is  pleased  with  his 
success,  and  favors  Riparias.  This  vineyard,  or  that  portion  planted  to  resistants,  is 
coming  along  rapidly.  Riparia  on  this  reddish,  loamy,  upland  soil  does  well.  The 
stocks  are  allowed  to  get  a  good  growth  before  they  are  grafted  to  European  varieties. 
Mr.  Hagen  says  it  is  better  to  wait  a  year  or  two  longer  than  some  do,  in  order  to  let  the 
roots  and  stock  get  a  good  start.  Don't  graft  too  deep,  and  look  after  the  roots,  that  the 
scion  may  put  out,  clip  them  off.  He  is  surprised  at  the  way  our  grafted  vines  yield, 
and  is  much  pleased  with  success  attending  grafted  resistants.  Vineyard  was  destroyed 
by  phylloxera  a  few  years  ago,  but  resistants  put  in  same  ground  have  continued  to 
flourish. 


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Harker  Bros.,  Napa.—  Total  acres,  40;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; exposure  southwest;  crop,  38  tons. 

J.  R.  Harris,  Napa.— Total,  47  acres;  in  bearing,  14  acres;  in  table,  grapes,  3  acres;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southeast  and  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb 
alike;  crop,  30  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  on  Atlas  Peak.    There  is  no  phylloxera  in  this  neighborhood. 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Harron,  Napa. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres, 
all  of  which  will  be  uprooted  in  the  spring  of  1893;  acres  in  Riparia,  5,  all  of  Avhich  are 
grafted  to  Cabernet  and  are  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  attacked  vines  are 
dug  up  from  year  to  year;  crop,  38  tons. 

A.  H.  Heidhoff,  Napa. — Total,  6  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure 
southeast;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  12  tons/ 
This  is  a  hill  vineyard  in  the  Xapa  redwoods. 

John  Hein,  Napa. — Total,  18  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  16  acres; 
soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southeast;  no  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop, 
15  tons;  cooperage,  20,000  gallons,  of  which  15,000  is  oak  and  5,000  redwood. 

He  will  pull  up  the  entire  vineyard  this  season. 

P.  Heinrich,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  will  replant 3 acres;  soil  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

P.  B.  Hewlett,  Napa.— Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  all 
European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  85  tons. 

Mrs.  H.  M.  Howe,  Napa. — Total,  7   acres;    soil  loam;  vineyard   mountain;    exposure 
south;  crop,  18  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  on  Atlas  Peak,  thus  far  exempt  from  attack. 

G.  Jaco,  Napa. — Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  3}^  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
west;  all  varieties  succumb;  crop,  8  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  fast  going. 

P.  Jordon,  Napa.— Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  30  acres;  to 
Lenoir,  20  acres;  of  resistants,  25  acres  are  grafted  and  bearing,  and  25  are  grafted  but  not 
bearing.  All  grafts  succeed  alike;  Sweetwater  Riesling  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop, 
44  tons;  stock  of  wine  on  hand,  3,000  gallons;  cooperage,  10,000  gallons,  of  which  3,000 
is  oak  and  7,000  is  redwood. 

Some  Arizonica  and  Californica  were  experimented  with,  but  proved  unsatisfactory. 
Riparia  is  considered  best,  although  Lenoir  does  very  well.  Some  vineyards  in  this 
vicinity  have  been  entirely  destroyed. 

J.  R.  S.  Kingley,  Napa. — Total,  125  acres;  in  bearing,  100  acres;  planted  to  resistants, 
125  acres  of  different  varieties;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  south  and 
west;  crop,  175  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  on  the  Simonton  Estate.  Resistant  stocks  were  planted  by  Professor 
Husmann  eight  or  ten  years  ago.  It  is  rented  now  of  the  third  owner  since  that  time,  so 
it  is  hard  to  tell  about  the  amount  of  the  different  varieties  of  resistants.  All  grafts 
seem  to  be  doing  well,  but  Riparia  is  the  favorite  in  this  neighborhood. 

J.  Klam,  Napa.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  16  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres; 
soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  all  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  45  tons. 
Many  vineyards  are  infested  in  this  locality. 

J.  F.  Knief,  Napa. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  will  replant,  5  acres;  planted  to 
Riparia,  10  acres,  and  to  Rupestris,  10  acres;  acres  grafted  and  bearing,  10;  grafted  but 
not  yet  bearing,  5  acres;  not  yet  grafted,  5  acres;  soil  rocky  and  loamy  hillside;  vine- 
vard*  upland;  exposure  southwest;  crop,  25  tons;  cooperage,  20,000  gallons,  of  which  6,000 
is  oak  and  14,000  redwood. 

Mr.  Knief  does  not  like  Zinfandel  on  resistant  stocks.  Carignan  do  well,  and  also 
Mataro.  He  favors  Rupestris  as  a  resistant,  as  the  Riparia  roots  are  too  near  the  sur- 
face. The  Rupestris  does  not  root  so  easily,  but  has  been  Avith  him  a  more  satisfactory 
stock,  all  things  considered. 

0.  L.Krenz,  Napa.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres; 
soil  light  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  vineyard  neglected;  crop,  15  tons. 
This  vineyard  will  be  totally  uprooted  this  winter. 

N.  Lang,  Napa.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which 
2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

G.  W.  May,  Napa. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  3  acres  will  last  one  year  only;  soil  rocky  and  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
50  tons. 

A.  McFarland,  Napa.— Total,  17  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  heavy  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  attacked  vines  succumb  alike;  crop,  20  tons. 


—  21  — 

Same,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  will  last  only  one  year;  soil  reddish  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  20  tons. 

P.  Meyer,  Napa. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  54  tons. 

Drury  Melone,  Napa. — Total,  13  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  will  replant  a  few  vines; 
planted  to  Riparia,  13  acres,  of  which  5  are  grafted  and  bearing  and  8  are  grafted  and 
not  bearing;  Mondeuse  and  Sauvignon  Vert  grafts  do  well;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  9  tons. 

"  Am  not  much  in  favor  of  extended  replanting,  as  the  outlook  is  poor.    Riparia  is 
favored,  and  consider  it  the  only  salvation  of  vineyardists. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Meridith,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  3  acres;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  1  acre;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb 
alike;  have  used  sulphate  of  iron,  1  pound  to  10  gallons  of  water,  for  attacked  vines, 
applied  to  vines  in  the  spring  when  tne  ground  is  wet;  crop,  25  tons. 

The  effect  of  sulphate  of  iron  wash  could  be  seen  for  a  year  or  two,  but  do  not 
know  if  the  benefit  will  be  permanent.  Shall  continue  to  use  this  application,  but  do 
not  know  as  it  will  fully  restore  the  diseased  vines. 

G.  Migliavacca,  Napa.— Cooperage  (estimated),  450,000  gallons,  of  which  50,000  is  oak 
and  400^000  redwood. 

Estate  of  John  F.  Miller  (Mrs.  Clover),  Napa. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  35  acres;  will 
replant  about  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of  which  3  are  good  for  only  one 
year;  planted  to  Riparia,  40  acres,  of  which  35  are  grafted  and  in  bearing  and  5  acres 
grafted  but  not  bearing;  the  Cabernet  Sauvignon  and  Carignan  grafts  have  done  well, 
but  the^urgundy  has  not  been  as  successful;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  the  attacked 
vines  have  been  dug  out  from  year  to  year;  crop,  52  tons. 

The  resistants  at  this  vineyard  have  done  well,  and  there  is  every  indication  of  their 
being  a  continued  success.  The  Riparia  is  a  favorite  stock. 

Parker  Estate,  Napa. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  25 
acres,  of  which  20  acres  are  badly  eaten  and  will  last  only  one  year  more;  soil  heavy  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  no  pains  taken  with  attacked  vines;  crop,  90  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  very  rapidly.  -  Two  years  ago  the  phylloxera  commenced 
working  in  75  acres  of  thrifty  vines.  It  is  very  doubtful  if  any  care  is  given  the  vine- 
yard after  1893.  This  is  only  one  of  many  vineyards  in  the  lower  valley  that  will  be 
entirely  destroyed  in  a  year  or  two. 

Mrs.  Penny,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres,  of 
which  2  acres  will  last  but  a  year  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  25  tons. 

Dr.  M.  B.  Pond,  Napa.— Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  planted  to  resistants,  10 
acres,  all  bearing,  of  which  4  are  in  Riparia,  3  Rupestris,  and  3  Lenoir;  soil  dark  and 
light  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  north  and  east;  crop,  40  tons;  cooperage, 
16,000  gallons,  of  which  1,000  is  oak  and  15,000  redwood. 

Vineyard  is  1,700  feet  above  tidewater  at  Napa,  and  is  among  the  redwoods.  It  is 
growing  finely.  The  resistants  have  succeeded  well,  and  this  year  a  box  of  grapes  from 
every  three  or  four  vines  has  been  gathered,  one  year  from  the  grafting.  Riparia  is  in 
the  most  favor.  Rupestris  is  slower,  and  the  Lenoir  is  least  esteemed  as  a  grafting  stock. 

A.  T.  Prentiss,  Napa. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  45 
tons. 

P.  Priet,  Napa.— Total,  80  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  200 
tons;  cooperage,  75,000  gallons,  of  which  25,000  is  oak  and  50,000  redwood. 


vineyard  upland;  exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  11  tons. 

Planted  my  first  Riparia  several  years  ago.  When  I  set  them  out  I  had  1,000  vines  in 
the  vineyard  not  on  resistant  roots.  Every  one  of  them  long  since  died,  being  killed  by 
phylloxera.  I  have  not  noticed  a  single  resistant  vine  that  appears  unhealthy.  1 
grafted  at  two  years  old.  The  Riparia  has  great  vitality.  When  I  planted  the  vineyard 
1  set  it  out  solid;  afterwards  I  took  out  every  twenty-fifth  row.  I  made  one  mistake — or 
rather  the  grafters  did.  The  grafts  placed  too  deep  all  died. 

E.  A.  Rety,  Napa. — Total,  45  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  will  replant  3  acres;  infested  by 
phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  half  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia, 
5  acres,  of  which  3  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  2  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Mataro, 
Cabernet,  and  Grenache  have  all  done  well  on  resistants;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  northeast;  vines  are  rooted  out  as  soon  as  attacked;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage, 
15,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

Charles  Robinson,  Napa. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  in- 
fested by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  half  of  which  is  good  for  onlv  one  crop  more;  planted  to 
resistants,  30  acres,  all  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  of  which  25  acres  are  in  Riparia  and 


—  22  — 

5  acres  in  Lenoir;  all  grafts  have  done  well  on  both  stocks;  Malvoisie  has  done  well  in 
resisting  phylloxera  among  European  varieties;  crop,  80  tons;  cooperage,  30,000  gallons, 
of  which  15,000  is  oak  and  15,000  redwood. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  Rose,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  42  tons. 

Jas.  Salmini,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;,  soil  rocky  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  Mataro  and  Carignan^have  resisted  the  phylloxera  well;  crop,  25  tons. 

J.  L.  Shearer,  Napa. — Total,  12  acres;   all  in  bearing;   soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons. 
This  is  one  of  the  few  healthy  vineyards  in  this  vicinity. 

B.  B.  Smith,  Napa.— Total,  70  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  2  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  3  acres,  none  of  which  is 
grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  southwest;  no  efforts  made  to  check  the 
disease;  crop,  35  tons. 

John  T.  Smith,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  half  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
southeast;  Zinfandel  has  resisted  fairly  well;  crop,  20  tons. 

D.  R.  Sommers,  Napa. — Total,  6  acres;  in  bearing,  3  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres,  all  of  which  will  be  dug  up  in  the  spring  of  1893;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
no  pains  taken  with  attacked  vines;  crop,  7  tons. 

John  A.  Stanly,  Napa.— Total,  125  acres;  in  full  bearing,  80  acres;  planted  to  resistants, 
125  acres,  of  which  118  are  in  Riparia  and  7  in  Lenoir;  of  the  125  acres,  90  are  grafted  and 
in  partial  bearing,  and  35  acres  not  yet  grafted.  All  varieties  that  have  been  grafted  to 
Riparia  have  succeeded;  no  Lenoirs  grafted;  soil  varied;  vineyard  upland  (rolling  low 
hills);  exposure  every  direction;  crop  about  two  thirds. 

This  vineyard  is  planted  to  red  wine  varieties.  Judge  Stanly  was  probably  the  first 
person  to  introduce  resistant  vines  into  this  county, 'in  1882.  He  planted  them  against 
the  judgment  of  many  vineyardists.  They  have  succeeded  well.  "The  only  vine  I 
think  absolutely  resistant  is  Riparia.  I  am  well  satisfied  with  my  resistants.  I 
would  never  plant  anything  else.  Since  I  planted  my  first  resistants,  within  three 
miles  of  my  vineyard,  500  acres  have  been  planted  to  vines  and  eaten  up  by  phyllox- 
era. My  vineyard  is  nourishing.  Grafts  should  not  be  put  in  deep;  quite  near  the  sur- 
face is  best.  Hill  up  about  grafts  in  October.  Many  grafts  have  failed  because  put  in 
too  deep."  This  vineyard  demonstrates  the  adaptability  of  Riparia  to  our  vineyards  as 
a  resistant. 

L.  S.  Starkweather,  Napa.— Total,  45  acres;  in  bearing,  35  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
8  acres,  half  of  which  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

C.  Steiffel,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  7  acres, 
of  which  4  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east; 
no  special  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  40  tons. 

Ernest  Streich,  Napa. — Total,  200  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  190 
acres,  some  of  which  are  grafted  and  some  not  grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  southeast;  crop,  30  tons;  cooperage,  5,000  gallons,  of  which  2,000  is  oak  and  3,000 
redwood. 

The  grafts  thus  far  are  growing  well.    This  vineyard  is  in  the  Napa  redwoods. 

8.  Strong,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres, 
of  which  3  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  exposure 
east;  not  much  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  32  tons. 

J.  C.  Sullivan,  Napa. — Total,  9  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  will  replant  6  acres;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  6  acres,  of  which  2  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia, 
3  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  1  acre  grafted  but  not  yet 
bearing;  Zinfandel  and  Golden  Chasselas  have  succeeded  well;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vine- 
yard upland;  exposure  west  and  southeast;  vines  uprooted  when  diseased;  Zinfandel 
has  resisted  fairly  well;  crop,  4  tons. 

Lenoir,  as  a  stock,  is  in  poor  favor  in  this  vicinity. 

Henry  Tasche,  Napa.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  [soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  14  tons. 

Thomas  Tracy,  Napa.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  28  tons. 

W.  W.  Thompson,  Napa.— Total,  107  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
acres,  of  which  5  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  5  acres,  all  of 
which  are  grafted  and  in  bearing;  all  varieties  grafted  have  succeeded;  soil  gravelly 
loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west;  Tokay  and  Zinfandel  have  resisted  fairly  well; 
crop,  472  tons. 

About  6  or  7  acres  will  be  pulled  out  this  winter. 


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Frank  Verroni,  Napa, — Total,  14  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  and  rocky;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  25  tons. 

/.  Vopt,  Napa. — Total,  60  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure 
west  and  south;  crop,  100  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  40,000 
redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  on  the  extreme  ridge  of  hills  dividing  Xapa  from  Wooden  Valley. 

John  T.  Ward,  Napa. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  5  acres  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  light  loam;  vineyard  upland;  no 
special  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  4  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  fast  disappearing. 

W.  Weeks,  Napa. — Total,  27  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres, 
of  which  6  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
45  tons. 

E.  Yates,  Napa. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  25  tons. 

The  phylloxera  is  working  gradually,  and  some  vineyards  in  this  vicinity  have  been 
entirely  destroyed. 

Mrs.  E.  G.  Young,  Napa.— Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  28  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  of  which  10  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  shading  to  adobe;  no  special 
care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  25  tons. 

The  vines  in  the  vineyard  are  fast  going. 


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YOUNTVILLE  DISTRICT. 


John  Benson,  Oakville.—  Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  in- 
fested by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  all  to  be  uprooted;  planted  to  Riparia,  25  acres,  which  i* 
grafted  to  Semillon,  Mondeuse,  Cabernet  Franc,  and  all  succeed  about  alike;  soil  loam, 
bordering  on  adobe;  vineyard  low  lying;  European  varieties  most  resistant,  Zinfandel 
and  Burger;  vineyard  replanted  as  vines  become  diseased;  crop,  50  tons;  cooperage 
90,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  85,000  redwood. 

W.  P.  Bolz,  Oakville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  all  will  be  dug  up;  soil  grav- 
elly loam;  vineyard  upland;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  35  tons. 

W.  T.  Bradley,  Oakville.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  12  acres, 
of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
European  varieties  all  succumb  alike;  crop,  43  tons. 

B.  Bradshaw,  Oakville. — Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland: 
exposure  northwest;  European  varieties  all  succumb  alike;  crop,  8  tons. 

Vineyard  will  be  gone  in  two  years. 

George  Brainard,  Oakville. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  48  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  vineyard  low  lying;  all 
European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  14  tons. 

Brun  &  Chaix,  Oakville— Total,  115  acres;  in  bearing,  113  acres;  will  plant  15  or 20 acres; 
soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying  and  mountain;  exposure  south;  crop,  350  tons;  cooperage, 
300,000  gallons  at  Howell  Mountain  and  150,000  in  valley  at  Oakville,  mostly  redwood. 

One  vineyard  and  cellar  is  on  Howell  Mountain.  Have  escaped  phylloxera  so  far,  but 
expect  it  before  long. 


Duncan  Campbell,  Oakville. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  6  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  12  tons. 

Vineyard  going  fast. 

Thomas  Dwyer,  Oakville. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  6 
tons. 

H.  W.  Crabb,  Oakville.— Total,  120  acres;  in  bearing,  90  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres;  planted  to  resistants,  100  acres,  of  which  70  are  Riparia  and  30  Lenoir,  and  all  of 
which  are  doing  well;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  exposure  south  and  east;  Tokay  has 
proved  most  resistant;  vines  dug  out  as  soon  as  diseased;  crop,  100  tons;  cooperage,  650,- 
000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

This  is  one  of  the  several  vineyards  in  this  vicinity  that  were  very  flourishing  four 
years  ago,  but  have  rapidly  decayed.  The  destruction  was  surprisingly  rapid  and  very 
discouraging.  Mr.  Crabb  is  planting  out  resistants  year  by  year,  to  a  considerable 
extent,  both  Lenoir  and  Riparia,  the  former  on  the  high  drier  soil,  the  latter  on  the 
lower,  stiff er  land.  Success  seems  to  attend  the  growth  of  resistants.  Experience  in  this 
vicinity  shows  plainly  that  resistants  (cuttings  or  rooted  vines)  should  be  planted  early 
in  the  season,  especially  if  the  season  should  prove  to  be  a  dry  one.  In  two  or  three 
years  more  definite  views  can  be  given  as  to  bearing  of  resistants. 

Davis  Estate,  Oakville. — Total,  55  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
acres,  of  which  6  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  120  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

F.  Delmont,  Oakville. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  one  year  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  22  tons. 

Dietrich  Bros.,  Oakville. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  planted  to  Riparia,  2  acres,  which 
are  grafted  and  bearing;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  Tokay  and  Malvoisie  have 
proved  most  resistant;  crop,  30  tons. 

D.  Downey,  Oakville. — Total,  46  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  16 
acres,  of  which  10  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  diseased  vines  have  received  no  care;  crop,  105 
tons;  stock  of  wine  on  hand,  10,000  gallons;  cooperage,  30,000  gallons,  of  which  1,000  is  oak 
and  29,000  redwood. 


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A.  Dwyer,  Oakville. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  23  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres,  of  which  10  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam:  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  southwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;'  diseased  varieties  have 
received  no  special  care;  crop,  50  tons. 

John  Forrester,  Oakville.— Total,  6  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  15  tons. 

C.  II.  Hill,  Oakville. — Total,  6  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  very  little  infested  by  phyllox- 
era; soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  southeast;  all  European  varieties  succumb 
alike;  crop,  24  tons.  . 

P.  G,  Hottle,  Oakville. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10- 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop,  30  tons. 
Vineyard  is  going  fast. 

A.  Jeaumonod,  Oakville. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  all 
European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  32  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  of  which 
10,000  is  oak  and  50,000  is  redwood. 

T.  Julian,  Oakville.— Total,  12  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  2  acres;  soil 
clayey  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure  southeast;  all  European  varieties  succumb 
alike;  crop,  40  tons. 

M.  Kemper,  Oakville. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  90  tons. 

Jos.  Kidd,  Oakville. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  soil  heavy  loam;  vineyard 
low  tying;  crop,  60  tons. 

W.  Locker,  Oakville. — Total,  25  acres,  all  of  which  are  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
10  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  20,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  15,000  redwood. 

J.  J.  Mclntyre,  Oakville.— Total,  20  acres,  all  of  which  are  in  bearing;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 8  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  year  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  75  tons. 

C.  Minion,  Oakville.— Total,  W  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
southeast;  crop,  30  tons. 

A.  Mono,  Oakville. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  will  replant  10  acreg;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  15  acres,  of  which  8  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to 
Riparia,  10  acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  in  bearing;  grafted  Bouschet,  which  is  doing  verv 
well;  soil  loamy  and  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  Tokays  proved  most  resistant;  much 
care  has  been  taken  to  dig  out  as  soon  as  possible  and  replant;  crop,  27  tons;  cooperage, 
40,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  35,000  redwood. 

Bouschet  grafts  do  exceedingly  well.  One  graft,  8  months  old,  on  a  2-year  old  resistant 
Riparia  root,  yielded  8  pounds. 

A.  C.  Montgomery,  Oakville.— Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
40  acres,  of  which  20  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  132  tons. 

A.  Reinder,  Oakville. — Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  nearly  all  infested  by  phyllox- 
era; 2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east; 
crop,  8  tons. 

This  is  one  of  the  several  vineyards  on  the  hills  to  the  west  of  Oakville.  Phylloxera 
is  as  destructive  there  as  in  any  place  in  the  lower  lands.  Vineyards  are  fast  disappear- 
ing, and  the  outlook  discourages  many  vineyardists,  especially  those  having  small 
holdings. 

R.  Slice,  Oakville. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  25  acres, 
of  which  8  acres  will  be  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  diseased  vines  have  received  little  care;  crop, 
63  tons. 

A.  Wright,  Oakville.— Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres;  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  east;  Tokav  and  Zinfandel  have  proved  most  resistant  of  European  vines;  crop, 
25  tons. 

C.  J.  Beerstecher,  Rutherford.— Total,  100  acres;  in  bearing,  80  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
15  acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; crop,  210  tons;  cooperage,  75,000' gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  70,000  is  redwood. 

H.  Lang,  Rutherford.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10- 
acres,  of  which  3  acres  will  be  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 


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lying;  crop,  25  tons;  cooperage,  80,000  gallons,  of^  which  5,000  gallons  is  oak  and  |75,000 
is  redwood. 

Chas.  Menneger,  Rutherford.— Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

A.  Montgomery,  Rutherford.— Total,  68  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  o'f  which  10  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low- 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  diseased  vines  have  received  no  special 
treatment;  crop,  75  tons. 

J.  M.  Morton,  Rutherford. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  planted  to  Riparia,  7  acres,  not 
grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  14,000  gallons,  all  of 
which  is  redwood. 

Capt.  G.  Niebaum,  Rutherford. — Total,  300  acres;  in  bearing,  250  acres;  will  replant  con- 
siderable; planted  to  Riparia,  50  acres,  of  which  20  acres  are  grafted  and  not  bearing 
and  30  acres  are  not  grafted;  all  grafts  are  doing  well;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying  and  upland;  crop,  408  tons;  cooperage,  350,000  gallons,  of  which  100,000  is  oak 
and  250,000  is  redwood.  . 

Considerable  pains  have  been  taken  in  this  vineyard  with  resistants.  Riparia  are 
most  in  favor;  they  have  done  well  and -given  satisfaction.  Will  continue  to  replant. 
Phylloxera  is  working  in  the  old  European  vines  and  a  considerable  amount  will  be  dug 
up  and  replanted  each  year.  The  grafted  vines  are  nourishing  and  doing  well. 

William  Porter,  Rutherford. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  115  tons. 

Mrs.  Rutherford,  Rutherford.— Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing  55  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 5  acres;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  Golden  Chasselas  and  Tokay  have 
proved  most  resistant;  crop,  125  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and 
40,000  is  redwood. 

Very  little  phylloxera. 

N.  Sawyer,  Rutherford. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres, 
of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
<;rop,  75  tons. 

C.  E.  Smith,  Rutherford.— Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  3  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  up- 
land; exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  nothing  to  speak  of; 
cooperage,  30,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

The  vines  are  going  fast. 

Chas.  Thompson,  Rutherford. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  planted  to  Riparia,  8  acres; 
all  grafted* and  not  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  75  tons. 

Resistants  grafted  to  Tokays  have  not  proved  entirely  successful,  because  of  failure  to 
remove  the  rootlets  from  the  scions;  they  were  grafted  too  deep. 

B.  Wagnon,  Rutherford.— Total,  27  acres;  in  bearing,  24  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
10  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  35  tons. 

A.  Borel  &  Co.,  Yountville  (Groezinger  Vineyard). — Total,  125  acres;  in  bearing,  65  acres; 
will  replant  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  42  acres,  30  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop 
more;  planted  to  resistants,  83  acres,  of  which  52  are  in  Riparia,  30  in  Californica,  1,150 
vines  of  Lenoir,  and  a  few  Rupestris  vines;  of  these  resistants,  30  acres  are  grafted  and 
bearing,  12  acres  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  41  acres  not  yet  grafted;  on  Riparia  all 
varieties  did  well,  and  the  same  is  true  with  the  few  Rupestris  vines  tried;  Petite  Syrah 
has  done  well  on  Lenoir,  but  all  others  have  failed,  while  on  Californica  and  Arizonica 
all  varieties  did  well  for  the  first  two  or  three  vears,  and  then  all  failed;  soil  is  shallow-, 
and  on  the  low  land  heavy,  cold,  and  wet;  one  fourth  of  the  vineyard  is  upland,  and  the 
soil  is  deep  and  rich;  exposure  northeast,  north,  and  east;  Tokay  and  Lenoir  have 
resisted  well;  attacked  vines  have  been  treated  with  all  known  and  proposed  remedies; 
•crop,  152  tons;  cooperage,  320,000  gallons,  of  which  210,000  is  oak  and  110,000  redwood. 

Mr.  Greninger,  the  Superintendent,  has  experimented  for  the  past  eight  years  with 
all  the  different  varieties  of  resistant  vines,  and  finds  that  the  Lenoir  and  Californica 
will  not  withstand  the  attack  of  the  phylloxera.  Rupestris,  Arizonica,  Herbemont,  and 
others  did  fairly  well  in  certain  places  only.  Riparia  has  done  the  best  on  all  kinds  of 
soil,  and  has  succeeded  best  with  different  kinds  and  varieties  of  grafts.  The  original 
vineyard  was  of  402  acres,  with  83  varieties  of  grapes.  All  the  hill  vineyard  is  now 
being  abandoned,  on  account  of  being  too  expensive  to  care  for  and  work. 

E.Breseind,  Yountville. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vine- 
yard low  lying;  exposure  northwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  45  tons; 
Cooperage,  15,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  oak. 


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M.  Eckmyer,  Yountville. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  17  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres,  of  which  10  acres  will  be  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vine- 
yard upland;  exposure  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  16  tons. 

Vineyards  in  this  vicinity  are  fast  decaying. 

Fred.  Ellis,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  will  replant  2  acres;  planted 
to  Riparia,  10  acres,  half  grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  half  not  yet  grafted;  crop,  48  tons. 
There  are  some  diseased  vines,  which  will  all  come  up  this  winter. 

J.  W.  Fawver,  Yountville. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  the  diseased  vines  have  been  neglected; 
crop,  60  tons. 

This  vineyard  four  years  ago  was  most  flourishing,  but  now  is  five  sixths  gone,  and 
all  vines  will  be  dug  out  next  spring.  This  is  very  discouraging.  Several  vineyards  in 
this  vicinity  are  entirely  gone. 

Mrs.  Fluger,  Yountville. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  diseased  vines  have 
received  little  care;  crop,  4  tons. 

A.  Franco,  Yountville. — Total,  30  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres;  soil  loam;  vine- 
yard upland;  exposure  northeast;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  diseased  vines 
have  received  no  special  care;  crop,  50  tons. 

Fred.  Frast,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  11  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  4  acres; 
half  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  half  not  yet  grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  50  tons. 

Col.  J.  D.  Frye,  Yountville. — Total,  70  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  will  replant  several  acres; 
planted  to  Riparia,  20  acres,  not  yet  grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard:  upland;  exposure 
east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  the  same;  crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  110,000  gallons, 
of  which  50,000  is  oak  and  60,000  is  redwood. 

Riparia  has  proved  the  best  resistant.  It  is  difficult  to  ascertain  definitely  the  acre- 
age planted,  for  resistants  are  planted  in  spots.  The  original  vineyard  is  going  fast. 
The  vines  on  light  soil  go  first,  and  then  those  on  damp  soil.'  In  a  vineyard  not  far  from 
this  one  the  manager  thinks  phylloxera  attacks  vines  quicker  that  are  over  underground 
watercourses. 

Levi  George,  Yountville. — Total,  18  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  wh'ich  3  will  be  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southwest;  all  European  vines  succumb  alike;  the  vines  have  been  dug  out  as 
soon  as  decayed;  crop,  125  tons. 

Mrs.  Gibbs,  Yountville. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  28  acres;  very  little  has  been  infested 
by  phylloxera;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  no  extra  care 
has  been  given  to  the  attacked  vineyards;  crop,  65  tons. 

J.  Hahn,  Yountville.— Total,  90  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  about 
10  acres,  all  of  which  will  be  uprooted  this  winter;  planted  to  Riparia,  85  acres,  of  which  5 
are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  5  acres  are  grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  75  not  yet  grafted; 
Mondeuse  g^raft  has  succeeded  best;  soilloam;  vineyard  low  lying  and  upland;  exposure 
east;  Malvoisie  and  Tokay  have  proved  most  resistant;  the  attacked  vines  have  been  dug 
up  soon  after  infested;  crop,  27  tons. 

Great  pains  have  been  taken  with  resistants  in  this  vineyard,  and  the  grafts  are  grow- 
ing well,  and  will  yield  well  from  appearances.  Califorrticas  (resistant)  are  regarded  here 
as  too  soft  to  be  used;  Riparia  does  oest  in  this  vicinity. 

A.  Hansen,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  22  tons. 

Ex-Governor  Johnson,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by 
phylloxera,  5  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam; 
vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  all  European  .varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  38  tons. 

W.  L.  Johnson,  Yountville. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  not  much  care  has  been 
given  the  attacked  vineyards;  crop,  18  tons. 

This  vineyard  will  be  dug  up  in  a  year  or  so. 

W.  P.  Kelty,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  8 
acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  exposure  northwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  30  acres. 

C.  Lambert,  Yountville. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
acres;  of  which  15  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop' more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  10  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast. 

C.  L.  Larue,  Yountville.— Total,  110  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  will  replant  20  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  30  acres,  of  which  5  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to 


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Riparia,  65  acres,  and  to  California,  5  acres;  of  which  25  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bear- 
ing, 5  acres  are  grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  40  acres  are  not  yet  grafted.  The  grafts 
Mondeuse,  Burgundy,  Semillon,  and  Bouschet  have  succeeded  alike;  soil  gravelly  loam: 
vineyard  low  lying;  exposure  east;  of  the  European  varieties,  Malvoisie,  Zinfandel,  and 
Chasselas  have  proved  about  equally  resistant;  great  care  has  been  taken  to  replant 
resistants  as  soon  as  vines  are  attacked;  crop,  220  tons. 

Mr.  Lame  has  given  much  time  and  close  attention  to  the  planting  of  resistants,  and 
has  met  with  considerable  success.  Neither  Lenoir  nor  Calif  ornica  are  favored  here. 
The  resistants  in  bearing  do  well  and  promise  good  results.  Mr.  Larue  is  satisfied 
that  Riparia  will  do  exceedingly  well,  but  can  tell  more  in  the  course  of  a  year  or  two. 
They  seem  to  give  general  satisfaction  as  far  as  he  has  seen,  and  he  thinks  this  i^ 
the  only  way  to  preserve  our  vineyards,  and  advises  planting  them,  for  they  have  proved 
a  very  good'resistant.  It  is  doubtful  if  there  is  any  better  or  as  good.  Rupestris  and 
Californicas  are  of  not  much  account.  We  evidently  have  to  choose  between  Riparia 
and  Lenoir,  and  the  former  has  been  found  to  stand  the  test,  but  the  latter  will  fail  in 
some  situations. 

Mrs.  Lycan,  Yountville.—  Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  4  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  all 
European  varieties  succumb  alike;  the  attacked  vines  have  received  no  care;  crop",  10  tons. 

This  is  one  of  the  many  vineyards  in  this  vicinity  that  are  going  fast. 

L.  If.  McGeorge,  Yountville. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera. 
2  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard*  upland; 
exposure  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  attacked  vines  have  been  neglected; 
crop,  20  tons. 

.  Jacob  Metz,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  7 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons. 

Mrs.  Meyers,  Yountville.— Total,  75  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
to  20  acres,  of  which  8  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop,  80  tons;  cooperage, 
60,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  55,000  is  redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast.  It  is  very  uncertain  how  long  these  infested  vineyards 
will  last,  but  to  all  appearances  not  more  than  three  years. 

Frank  Morris,  Yountville. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera. 
10  acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  up- 
land; exposure  northwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  attacked  vines  have 
received  little  care;  crop,  15  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast. 

Nauer  Bros.,  Yountville. — Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  24  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 

4  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  attacked  vines  nave  received  no  special 
care  ;*  crop,  68  tons. 

William  Nunn,  Yountville. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  28  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera. 

5  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  year;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  Zin- 
fandel  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  58  tons. 

J.  Ohl,  Yountville.— Total,  22  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  will  replant  25  acres;  planted 
to  Riparia,  12  acres,  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  rocky;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
west;  Burger  and  Zinfandel  have  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  15  tons. 

J.  R.  Pedlar,  Yountville. — Total,  12  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
10  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vine- 
yard upland;  exposure  east;  all  Pkiropean  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  20  tons. 

M.  Pedro,  Yountville.— Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  5  acres,  which  are 
not  grafted;  soil  reddish  light  foam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west;  all  European 
varieties  succumb  alike;  attacked  vines  receive  no  special  treatment;  crop,  10  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast.  Mr.  Pedro  finds  it  far  more  profitable  to  sell  the  cuttings 
from  his  resistant  vines  than  to  graft  them. 

W.  T.  Ross,  Yountville.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  16  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  verjr  fast.    It  will  last  only  two  or  three  years. 

B.  Saffold,   Yountville. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  year  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland: 
exposure  east;  crop,  38  tons. 

Mrs.  Schofield,  Yountville. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  50  tons. 

C.  Stiefl,  Yountville. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  6  acres,  2 
of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  35  tons. 


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H.  Tiederman,  Yountville. — Total,  11  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  soil  black  loam;  vine- 
yard low  lying;  exposure  southeast;  crop,  35  tons. 

Mrs.  Van  Winkle,  Yountville. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  5  acres j^infested  by  phyllox- 
era, 3  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  4 
acres;  Zinfandel  grafts  succeed  best;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  Ivirig;  all  European 
varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  29  tons. 

Veterans'  Home,  Yountville. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  26  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
15  acres,  of  which  10  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop  75  tons. 

The  attacked  vines  will  be  uprooted  this  winter. 

John  Walker,  Yountville. — Total,  26  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
1  acre;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  the  Tokay  and  Zinfandel  varieties  have  proved 
most  resistant;  crop,  50  tons.  * 

Jesse  Walters,  Yountville.— Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  to  wind  southwest;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  the  attacked  vines 
have  received  no  care;  crop,  45  tons. 

Mr.  Whitton,  Yountville. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  14  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  10,000  of  which  is  oak  and  40,000  redwood. 

G.  Whitton,  Yountville.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  up- 
land; exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  32  tons. 

Green  Whitton,  Yountville. — Total,  16  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
12  acres,  of  which  6  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  vineyard  upland;  exposure 
•east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  25  tons. 


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ST.  HELENA  DISTRICT. 


E.  Angwin,  Angwin — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  ex- 
posure west  and'south;  crop,  8  tons. 

R.  Austin,  Angwin. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  ex- 
posure north  and  east;  crop,  38  tons.  ^•^' 

—  Blaners,  Angwin. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain: 
crop,  7  .tons. 

Wm.  Geiselman,  Angwin. — Total,  90  acres;  in  bearing,  80  acres;  will  replant  4  acre*: 
planted  to  Riparia,  4' acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  1  acre  is 
not  yet  grafted;  the  Cabernet  graft  has  succeeded  best;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain: 
exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  115  tons;  cooperage,  90,000  gallons,  of  which  70,000  is  oak 
and  20,000  is  redwood. 

On  Howell  Mountain,  known  as  the  Judge  Hastings  vineyard,  there  is  no  phylloxera 
to  speak  of,  and  very  few  resistants. 

E.  S.  Haas,  Angwin. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  38  tons. 

J.  W.Hollarhan,  Angwin. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; crop,  20  tons. 

W.  S.  Keyes,  Angwin.— Total,  100  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  40  tons. 

M.  Marseilles,  Angwin. — Total,  60  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  south ;  crop,  75  tons. 

Murry  Bros.,  Angwin. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  40  tons. 

0.  Norman,  Angwin. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain: 
exposure  south;  crop,  40  tons. 

C.  Ross,  Angwin. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  crop,. 
50  tons. 

N.  Samuels,  Angwin. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  8  tons. 

S.  Turner,  Angwin. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  crop, 
8  tons. 

Peter  Tax,  Angwin. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  crop,  8 
tons. 

W.  Woodworth,  Angwin. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  38  tons. 

T.  Workover,  Angwin.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  7  tons. 

R.  M.  Wilson,  Angwin— Total,  25  acres,  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  south  and  west;  crop,  35  tons. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  Angwin. — Total,  45  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  12,000  gallons,  of  which  4,000  is 
oak  and  8,000  is  redwood. 

H.  Weigland,  Angwin. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  34  tons. 

A.  Bruck,  Bale  Station,— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west; 
crop,  15  tons. 

Mrs.  L.  Coit,  Larkmead. — Total,  120  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  150  tons;  cooperage,  68,000  gallons,  of  which  8,000  is  oak  and  60,000  redwood. 
This  vineyard  was  badly  frosted  in  the  spring  of  1892. 

E.  J.  Barnett,  Lidell  Post  Office,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly 
loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  6  tons. 

C.  Hoffman,  Lidell  Post  Office,  Pope  Valley.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly; 
vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  9  tons. 


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J.  Lawley,  Lidell  Post  Office,  Pope  Valley.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam; 
vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  crop,  12  tons. 

W.  IT.  Lidell  Lidell  Post  Office,  Pope  Valley.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  23  tons. 

B.  Elder,  Lodi  Station.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  25,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  20,000  redwood. 

From  Lodi  north,  the  phylloxera  has  attacked  very  few  vineyards. 

A.  ffirsch,  Lodi  Station. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  40  tons. 
There  is  but  little  phylloxera  in  this  vicinity. 

J.  Gray,  Oakville. — Total,  12  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres, 
of  which  1  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  20 
tons. 

J.  C.  Suiting er,  Oakville. — Total,  10  acres;  all  injbearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
1  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  21  tons. 

Mrs.  C.  Wallins,  Oakville.— Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
10  acres,  2  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  38  tons. 

C.  Ellis,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  16  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

The  few  vineyards  in  Pope  Valley  are  small,  and  there  are  no  cellars  worthy  the 
name.  What  vineyards  there  are  will  not  last  long.  The  frost  cut  the  last  crop  down  a 
great  deal. 

A.  Mitchell,  Pope  Valley.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  in  table  grapes,  5  acres;  soil 
gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  6  tons. 

Richard  Bros.,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  8  tons. 

N.  Samuels,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  13  .tons. 

N.  Silsbaugh,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  8  tons.' 

Stafford  &  Son,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  up- 
land; crop,  40  tons. 

G.  Stakemire,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  8  tons. 

S.  Wardner,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  14  tons. 

J.  T.  Winchester,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  rich  loam;  vineyard  . 
low  lying;  crop,  15  tons. 

W.  Woodworth,  Pope  Valley. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  25  tons. 

C.  P.  Adamson,  Rutherford. — Total,  160  acres;  all  in  bearing;  planted  to  Lenoir,  6  acres, 
all  of  which  are  grafted  and  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  300  tons; 
cooperage,  200,000  gallons,  of  which  50,000  is  oak  and  150,000  is  redwood. 

Mr.  Adamson  likes  Lenoir  better  than  Riparia,  because  it  has  a  faster  growth  and  can 
be  grafted  sooner. 

J.  B.  Atkinson,  Rutherford.— Total,  110  acres;  in  bearing,  90  acres;  will  replant  5  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  20  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  2  acres,  all  of  which  are  grafted  but 
not  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  exposure  southwest;  no  difference  in  resist- 
ance among  attacked  European  vines;  crop,  235  tons. 

The  vineyards  in  this  section  are  going  fast. 

W.  H.  Brockhurst,  Rutherford. — Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  23  acres;  will  replant  3  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres;  has  only  about  200  Riparia  roots;  soil  gravelly  loam; 
vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  crop,  50  tons;  cooperage,  25,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000 
is  oak  and  20,000  redwood. 

Mr.  Brockhurst  is  satisfied  that  Riparia  is  the  best  resistant  for  his  soil  and  location, 
and  will  gradually  replace  his  diseased  vines. 

L.  DeBanne,  Rutherford. — Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  3  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  2  acres, 
which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  black  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  Rose  of  Peru 
and  Tokay  have  resisted  fairly  well;  vines  are  taken  out  as  they  decay;  crop,  7  tons; 
cooperage,  38,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

John  Dent,  Rutherford. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  16  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  20  tons. 


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Mrs.  Dinning,  Rutherford. — Total,  55  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera) 
30  acres,  of  which  20  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  no  special  care  given  vines  attacked;  crop,  53  tons. 
*  This  vineyard  is  fast  going. 

A.  Fochetti,  Rutherford. — Total,  13  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  30 
tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  45,000  is  redwood. 

H.  H.  Harris,  Napa  (Vineyard  in  Rutherford). — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  41  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  20  acres,  of  which  10  acres  is  good  for  but  one  crop  more;  planted 
to  Riparia,  19  acres,  none  of  it  grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  138  tons; 
cooperage,  185,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

The  Riparia  is  doing  finely. 

H.  W.  Helms,  Rutherford. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  planted  to  Riparia,  6  acres; 
none  grafted;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east;  crop,  40  tons;  cooper- 
age, 60,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  Oakland  50,000  redwood. 

Kinkle,Bros.,  Rutherford. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  soil  reddish  loam;  vine- 
yard upland;  exposure  west  and  south;  crop,  30  tons. 

J.  Lacase,  Rutherford— Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  7  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  8 
acres,  of  which  4  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  south  and  east;  all  attacked  vines  succumb  alike;  crop,  15  tons. 

J.  M.  May  field,  Rutherford.— Total,  65  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
25  acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  no 
difference  in  attacked  vines,  as  all  alike  go;  no  special  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop, 
186  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  of  which  25,000  is  oak  and  75,000  redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  gradually  dying. 

J.  J.  Mclntyre,  Rutherford. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  15  tons. 

M.  Porter,  Rutherford. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  30 
acres;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  attacked  vines  succumb  alike;  crop,  50 
tons. 

This  vineyard  can  last  but  two  or  three  years  longer. 

Rennie  Bros.,  Rutherford— Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  55  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  will  replant  a  few  acres  this  winter; 
planted  to  Riparia,  3  acres,  and  to  Lenoir,  2  acres;  none  grafted;  soil  loam;  crop,  80  tons; 
cooperage,  80,000  gallons,  of  which  40,000  is  oak  and  40,000  redwood. 

T.  L.  Rutherford,  Rutherford. — Total,  55  acres;  in  bearing,  53  acres;  infested  by  phyllox- 
era, 2  acres,  of  which  1  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  110  tons. 

Charles  Scheggia,  Rutherford.— Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 10  acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  black  and  gravelly;  yine- 
'yard  upland;  exposure  southwest;  Tokay  has  resisted  fairly  well;  no  special  care  given 
attacked  vines;  crop,  80  tons;  cooperage,*  70,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  65,000 
redwood. 

George  Seidberg,  Rutherford— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  25  tons. 

Snoivball  Estate,  Rutherford.— Total,  70  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 20  acres,  of  which  10  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  thin,  light  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  northeast;  no  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  90  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  very  badly  infested. 

D.  C.  Stice,  Rutherford.— Total,  5  acres;  in  bearing,  3  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  all  of  which  will  be  pulled  up  this  winter;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop,  8 
tons. 

M.  Stice,  Rutherford.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  2  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  crop,  18  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  fast  going. 

E.  J.  Van  Vleet,  Rutherford.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  in  wine  grapes,  18 
acres;  in  table  grapes,  12  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  Tokay  has  proved  fairly 
resistant;  crop,  45  tons. 

L.  H.  Wakefield,  Rutherford.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
15  acres,  all  of  which  will  be  pulled  up  this  winter;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  no 
difference  in  attacked  European  vines;  no  extra  pains  taken  with  same;  crop,  48  tons. 

D.  Wood,  Rutherford.— Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  5  acres, 
which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  16  tons;  cooperage, 
,50,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  40,000  is  redwood. 


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R.  E.  Wood,  Rutherford. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  1  acre  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  no  special  care  given  attacked  vines,  which  succum^  alike;  crop,  75  tons. 

J.  II.  Allison,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  black  gravel;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

T.  Amesbury,  St.  Helena.— Total,  30  acres,  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Lenoir,  3  acres,  not  grafted;  soil  stiff 
loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  20  tons;  cooperage,  75,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak 
and  70,000  redwood. 

—  Arnold,  St.  Helena.— Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying. 
This  vineyard  is  in  a  very  bad  condition  on  account  of  the  phylloxera. 

M.  G.  Bale,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  8 
acres,  of  which  3  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  stiff  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
25  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  rapidly  going. 

J.  R.  Beardsley,  St.  Helena.— Total,  17  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  25  tons. 

Estate  of  Dr.  H.  W.  Beers,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  sou  gravelly;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  34  tons. 

J.  L.  Benner,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  18  acres;  planted  to  Lenoir,  1% 
acres;  none  grafted;  soil  black  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

W.  Berk,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  1  acre;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

Beringer  Bros.,  St.  Helena. — Total,  135  acres;  in  bearing,  100  acres;  a  few  acres  will  be 
replanted  this  winter;  planted  to  Riparia,  35  acres,  none  grafted;  soil,  on  the  hill,  100 
acres,  is  deep  loam,  while  in  the  valley  it  is  stiff  adobe;  crop,  400  tons;  cooperage,  300,000 
gallons,  of  which  120,000  is  oak  and  180,000  redwood. 

The  Riparia  has  been  set  out  on  35  acres  of  rather  cold  and  stiff  land.  Half  was 
planted  with  rooted  vines,  and  in  the  following  year  cuttings  were  set  out.  The  cuttings 
made  a  more  vigorous  growth  than  the  rooted  vines,  and  will  be  ready  to  graft  at  the 
same  time,  surprising  as  this  may  seem.  Mr.  Beringer  favors  the  Lenoir  for  the  dry 
upland,  and  the  Riparia  for  wet  or  heavy  soil.  He  advocates  setting  out  the  cuttings 
just  as  early  in  the  season  as  possible,  the  earlier  the  better.  The  35  acres  of  lowland 
vineyard  will  be  grafted  to  approved  brandy  varieties. 

Paul  Bieber,  St.  Helena.— Total,  13  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres; 
soil  black  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  30 
tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  45,000  redwood. 

J.  M.  L.  Black,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

0.  S.  Blackman,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  38  tons. 

J.  Bottimer,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  18  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  1  acre, 
and  to  Lenoir,  1  acre,  not  grafted;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  30  tons; 
cooperage,  5,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

So  far  the  Riparia  has  done  well,  and  it  is  most  in  favor. 

W.  B.  Bourn,  St.  Helena.— Total,  420  acres;  in  bearing,  380  acres;  doubtful  if  any  will  be 
replanted;  infested  by  phylloxera,  60  acres,  of  which  20  will  bear  but  one  crop  more; 
planted  to  Riparia,  1  acre,  and  to  Lenoir,  %  acre,  which  are  grafted  but  not  bearing;  the 
Burgundy  grafts  are  doing  well;  soil  gravel  and  loam;  vineyard  low  lying  and  upland; 
exposure  west  and  south;  Zinfandel  has  proved  the  poorest  resistant  among  foreign 
stocks,  and  Burger  the  best;  vines  partially  uprooted  as  attacked;  crop,  530  tons;  cooper- 
age, 1,500,000  gallons,  of  which  1,000,000  is  oak  and  500,000  redwood. 

Mrs.  Bourn,  St.  Helena. — Total,  75  acres;  in  bearing,  70  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
100  tons. 

George  Breitenbecher,  St.  Helena. — Total,  lO  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
2  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  18  tons. 

Bretti  Bros.,  St.  Helena— Cooperage,  35,000  gallons,  of  which  17,000  is  oak  and  18,000  is 
redwood. 

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Carver  Estate,  St.  Helena. — Total,  16  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard'low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  10  tons.  m 

This  vineyard  is  going  slowly  but  surely. 

W.  H.  Castner,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  70  tons. 

Vineyards  in  this  vicinity  are  badly  affected  with  phylloxera,  and  comparatively  few 
of  the  owners  have  planted  resistants. 

W.H.  Castner,  Jr.,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera;  3 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
60  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

Chabot  Estate,  St.  Helena.— Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  will  replant  4  or  5 
acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  10  acres,  of  which  4  are  grafted  but  not  bearing,  and  6  not  yet 
grafted;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying  and  upland;  exposure  east  and  south- 
east; Burger  has  resisted  fairly  well;  crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  15,000  gallons,  of  which 
3,000  is  oak  and  12,000  redwood. 

A.  Chaix,  St.  Helena. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
63  tons;  cooperage,  8,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

M.  Chevalier,  St.  Helena. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  north;  crop,  120  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  gallons  is  oak 
and  40,000  redwood. 

Mr.  Chevalier  has  just  completed  a  very  fine  stone  cellar,  with  a  slate  roof  and  of 
large  capacity.  He  has  expended  $20,000  or  thereabouts  in  improvements.  His  vine- 
yard is  4  miles  from  St.  Helena  on  the  Spring  Mountain  road.  No  phylloxera  has  yet 
appeared  in  this  or  the  neighboring  vineyards — or  but  little.  There  are  few  resistants 
in  this  locality. 

D.  Cole,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  28  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres,  of  which  1  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  56  tons. 

Conrad  &  Co.,  St.  Helena. — Total,  70  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
a  n;  exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  200  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  on  Spring  Mountain,  which  is  a  favored  locality,  as  phylloxera  has 
not  yet  made  its  appearance,  and  frost  did  no  damage  in  the  spring  of  1892. 

M.  C.  Cook,  St.  Helena— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  8  tons. 

W.  Courtay,  St.  Helena.— Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  reddish  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  82  tons. 

T.  Cragen,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  15  acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vine- 
yard low  lying;  crop,  30  tons. 

Dr.  G.  B.  Crane,  St.  Helena.— Total,  115  acres;  in  bearing,  112  acres;  infested  by  phyllox- 
era, 10  acres,  3  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
no  difference  among  attacked  European  vines;  crop,  210  tons. 

The  soil  is  rather  light  in  portions  of  the  vineyard,  and  the  gravel  is  washed  from 
the  hills.  Portions  of  the  vineyard  were  rooted  up  last  year.  More  vines  are  going  fast, 
and  the  vineyard  can  last  but  a  few  years  longer. 

J.  Cresley,  St.  Helena.— Total,  34  acres;  in  bearing,  32  acres;  infested. by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop,  44  tons. 
This  vineyard  was  badly  frosted. 

J.  Dowdell,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  in  bearing,  18  acres;  soil  gravel  and  black  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  Tokay  has  proved  fairly  resistant;  crop,  30  tons. 
Mr  Dowdell  has  charge  of  Bourn's  cellar,  and  makes  wine  there. 

W.  Eckert,  St.  Helena.— Total,  28  acres;  in  bearing,  24  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  55  tons. 

Will  uproot  3  or  4  acres  in  the  spring. 


to 

all  EuropeaiTvarieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  210  tonsf  cooperage,  256,000  gallons,  of  which 
1-25,000  is  oak  and  131,000  is  redwood.  . 

"In  replanting  will  set  out  Lenoir  on  hillside  ana  Riparia  in  the  valley.  I  think  this 
practice  best.  In  setting  out  resistants  one  needs  to  select  soil  adapted  to  the  different 
kinds." 


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S.  Ewer,  St.  Helena.— Total,  90  acres;  in  bearing,  85  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  7  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Riparia,  3  acres,  to  Lenoir,  2 
acres,  all  of  which  are  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Burgundy  and  Zinfandel  grafts  are  doing 
well;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  Zinfandel  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  350  tons; 
cooperage,  250,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

Lenoir  (resistant)  does  best  in  this  section. 

Alex.  Eynard,  St.  Helena. — Total,  25  acres,  all  of  which  is  in  bearing;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 5  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  up- 
land; exposure  west;  crop,  60  tons. 

G.  C.  Fountain,  St.  Helena. — Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  38  acres;  will  replant  5  or  6  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  onecrop  more;  soil  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  exposure  west  and  south;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike; 
crop,  90  tons. 

Will  replant  resistants  in  the  spring. 

Same,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres,  in  bearing,  15  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons. 

Two  years'  time  will  wipe  out  many  of  the  vineyards  in  this  vicinity,  at  least  the 
smaller  ones,  and  fearfully  decimate  the  larger  ones. 

M.  Fountain,  St.  Helena.— Total,  60  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  crop,  75  tons. 

F.  Fradet,  St.  Helena  (Spring  Mountain). — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vine- 
yard mountain;  crop,  25  tons. 

Mrs.  Fulton,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  15  tons. 

Mrs.  Furness,  St.  Helena. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  crop,  95  tons;  cooperage,  25,- 
000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  20,000  is  redwood. 

Mrs.  Gibson,  St.  Helena. — Total,  14  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2  acres; 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  20 
tons. 

W.  T.  Gillahan,  St.  Helena.— Total,  15  acres:  in  bearing,  14  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
2  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  13  tons. 

L.  Handon,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  Zinfandel  has 
proved  most  resistant  of  foreign  vines;  crop,  27  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which 
20,000  is  oak  and  30,000  is  redwood. 

M.  Gluttoon,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  2  acres;  soil  grav- 
elly; vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

J.  M.  Graham,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres;  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  17  tons. 

W.  H.  Gratton,  St.  Helena. — Total,  75  acres;  in  bearing,  70  acres;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  145  tons. 

J.  Greer,  St.  Helena. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres,  of 
which  3  or  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
100  tons. 

Thomas  Greer  Estate,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 4  acres;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  20  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  going  fast.    Half  an  acre  or  more  will  be  taken  up  in  the  spring. 

C.  C.  Griffith,  St.  Helena. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  'exposure  west;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  10  tons. 

E.  M.  Hall,  St.  Helena.— Total,  100  acres;  all  in  bearing;  crop,  170  tons;  cooperage,  150,000 
gallons,  of  which  75,000  is  oak  and  75,000  is  redwood. 

J.  A.  Hanna,  St.  Helena. — Total,  7  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southeast;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  18  acres. 

W.  Hemes,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  will  replant  1  acre;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  5  acres;  soil  loam  and  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  30  tons. 

E.  Her/ man,  St.  Helena. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  33  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southwest;  Tokay  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  55  tons;  cooperage,  40,000 
gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  35,000  is  redwood. 


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M.  Hudson,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 

3  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard' 
low  lying;  exposure  southwest;  crop,  15  tons. 

T.  H.  Ink,  St.  Helena. — Total,  120  acres;  in  bearing,  100  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop,  200  tons;  coopeVage,  75,000 
gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

M.  F.  Inman,  St.  Helena. — Total,  18  acres;  in  bearing,  17  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 

4  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  black  gravel;  vineyard 
low  lying;  exposure  south;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  30  tons. 

A.  Jones,  St.  Helena.— Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  38  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  southeast;  crop,  75  tons. 

Orrin  Jones,  St.  Helena. — Total,  45  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  100  tons. 

M.  Kemper,  St.  Helena. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  3  acres  are-  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  65  tons. 

F.  Kief,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  2  acres  are  good  for  one  year  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  Iving;  crop 
38  tons. 

M.  Kilduff,  St.  Helena. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  east;  crop,  52  tons. 

A.  Klotz,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  south;  crop,  19  tons. 

F.  Kraft,  St.  Helena.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  5  acres;  planted  to 
Riparia,  2  acres;  all  grafted  and  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  Chasselas  Fon- 
tainebleau  has  proved  most  resistant  of  European  vines;  crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  35,000 
gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  30,000  is  redwood. 

Krug  Estate,  St.  Helena. — Total,  75  acres;  in  bearing,  35  acres;  will  replant  5  or  10  acres; 
planted  to  Riparia,  30  acres,  and  to  Lenoir,  5  acres,  15  of  which  are  grafted  but  not  bearing, 
and  20  are  not  grafted;  the  Mondeuse,  Cabernet  Sauvignon,  Burger,  Cabernet  Franc,  and 
other  grafts  have  succeeded  equally  well;  soil  clayey  adobe;  vineyard  low  lying;  Riesling 
has  proved  the  most  resistant;  the  attacked  vines  have  received  no  special  treatment; 
crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  250,000  gallons,  of  which  75,000  is  oak  and  175,000  is  redwood. 

On  15  acres  or  so  Mr.  Krug,  three  or  four  years  ago,  planted  Riparias  between  rows 
of  European  varieties.  The  latter  are  now  decayed,  eaten  up  by  phylloxera,  and  the 
resistants  are  in  excellent  condition,  and  will  be  grafted.  Near  the  river  bank  on  this 
place  Mr.  Krug  planted  Riparia,  ten  or  eleven  years  ago.  They  have  grown  luxuriantly, 
and  innumerable  cuttings  have  been  taken  from  them.  Here  Riparias  are  most  in  favoV, 
such  being  the  estimation  in  which  Mr.  Krug  held  them.  The  soil  is  heavy,  shading  to 
clay  or  adobe  in  places. 

Mrs.  Laurent,  St.  Helena.— Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  48  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  year  more;  soil  stiff  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  exposure  east  and  south;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop/ 75  tons; 
cooperage,  75,000  gallons,  of  which  15,000  is  oak  and  60,000  redwood. 

M.  Lazarus,  St.  Helena. — Total,  9  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  1  acre; 
soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  10  tons. 

As  in  other  vineyards  near  by,  the  phylloxera  is  gradually  spreading  and  the  outlook  is 
not  very  cheering. 

Mrs.  Leathold,  St.  Helena. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  1  acre;  crop,  20 
tons. 

A.  W.  Lemme,  St.  Helena. — Total,  80  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; exposure  northwest;  crop,  280  tons;  cooperage,  75,000  gallbns,  of  which  5,000  is  oak 
and  70,000  is  redwood. 

H.  J.  Lewelling,  St.  Helena. — Total,  175  acres;  in  bearing,  170  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 50  acres,  of  which  20  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  Tokay  has  proved  most  resistant;  crop,  200  tons. 

Phylloxera  is  spreading. 

T.  E.  Lockwood,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  1 
acre;  soil  black  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop, 
16  tons.  i  . 

F.  W.  Loeber,  St.  Helena.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  12  tons. 


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V  i 

W.  W.  Lyman,  St.  Helena. — Total,  100  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  180  tons. 
This  vineyard  was  badly  frosted  last  spring. 

£  H.  Mather,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  60  tons. 

Phylloxera  will  work  great  havoc  in  this  vineyard  in  the  next  year  or  two. 

W.  Mathewson,  St.  Helena.— Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  13  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  15  tons. 
Frost  cut  the  yield  down  one  half  or  one  third  in  many  vineyards  in  this  vicinity. 

H.  Marki,  St.  Helena.— Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  or  6 
acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  exposure  west;  Tokay  and  Zmfandel  have  proved  the  most  resistant  of  vinifera; 
me  attacked  vines  have  received  little  care;  crop,  20  tons. 

Mrs.  McComb,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
7  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam  and  gravel;  vine- 
vard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  the  attacked  vines  have  received 
little  care;  crop,  25  tons. 

McCord  Bros.,  St.  Helena.— Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  140  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  mostly 
redwood.  j 

C.  T.  McEachran,  St.  Helena. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  75  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  30,000  is  red- 
wood. 

A.  McFarland,  St.  Helena.— Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam  and  gravel;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  60  tons. 

J.  A.  McGuire,  St.  Helena. — Total,  26  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  70  tons. 

George  Mee,  St  Helena. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  34  acres;  very  little  is  infested  by 
phylloxera;  soil  fine  loam;  some  of  the  vineyard  is  level  and  some  hillside;  exposure 
southwest;  all  European  varieties  have  succumbed  alike;  crop,  50  tons. 

Meridith  Estate,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4 
acres,  of  which  one  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  18  tons. 

Mrs.  Meridith,  St.  Helena.— Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  one  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  rocky  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  20  tons. 

Mr.  Merk,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  50  tons. 

Merriam  Bros.,  St.  Helena. — Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  23  acres;  has  some  phylloxera; 
soil  black  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  30,000  gallons,  of  which 
10,000  is  oak  and  20,000  is  redwood. 

In  three  or  four  years  no  vines  will  be  left. 

—  Metcalf,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
4  acres,  1  acre  of  which  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  10  tons. 

J.  Miley,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  45  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  45,000  is  redwood. 

W.  Miley,  St.  Helena. — Total,  16  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  4  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
25  tons. 

M.  Moding,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
exposure  west  and  north;  crop,  75  tons. 

Mrs.  Morel :  St.  Helena. — Total,  14  acres;  in  bearing,  12  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  12  tons. 

C.  Mosley,  St.  Helena.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  16 
tons. 

Mrs.  Munk,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  1  acre; 
soil  loamy;  vineyard  lowland;  exposure  south  and  east;  all  European  varieties  suc- 
cumb alike;  crop,  16  tons. 


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M.  Nickerson,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

J.  S.  Noble,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  25  tons. 

J.  Norton,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  50  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

E.  P.  Palmer,  St.  Helena. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  has  a  few  Lenoir  and  Riparia 
vines  not  grafted;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  85  tons. 

Mr.  Palmer  has  probably  more  experience  with  resistants  than  most  any  other  person 
in  the  countv.  For  several  vears  he  has  made  a  study  of  different  kinds  of  resistants. 


others,  I  served  as  a  committee  to  visit  vineyards  in  this  county,  where  resistants  had 
been  planted.  We  found,  in  1890,  no  evidence  where  the  Lenoir  had  been  destroyed  on 
its  own  roots;  but  in  1892,  as  one  of  a  committee,  found  a  large  number  of  Lenoirs  which 
had  been  destroyed  on  their  own  roots  by  phylloxera.  Lenoir  will  not  thrive  on  cold, 
wet  soil,  and  they  easily  succumb  on  such  soil  to  the  phylloxera,  if  the  insect  commences 
to  work  in  the  vineyard.  My  faith  in  Lenoir,  once  strong,  is  shaken  by  past  experience, 
and  I  give  first  preference  to  Riparia.  I  shall  not  set  out  any  more  Lenoir.  It  is  a 
strange  thing,  as  Judge  Stanly  said,  that  Lenoir  has  proved  resistant  in  some  soils  and 
in  others  non-resistant.  The  soil  evidently  has  much  to  do  with  resistance  of  Lenoir. 
This  is  very  evident.  The  fact  that  the  Lenoir's  habitat  is  on  high,  drv  lands  is  probably 
a  reason  why  it  does  not  succeed  on  the  low  lands.  The  Riparia's  habitat  is  more  in  the 
low  lands.  'Certainly  in  this  county  it  succeeds  better  than  Lenoir.  Those  who  are 
enthusiastic  regarding  Lenoir  have  had  but  a  limited  experience.  I  have  found  places 
in  this  valley  where  Lenoir  succeeded  in  adobe  soil;  but  in  other  places,  in  like  soil,  it 
failed.  My  observation  is  that  Lenoir  is  unreliable.  In  one  case  we  found,  as  cited 
above,  4,000  Lenoirs  killed  by  phylloxera,  on  its  own  roots.  I  look  upon  planting  Lenoir 
as  an  experiment.  The  man  who  plants  them  is  taking  chances,  and  one  does  not  care 
to  do  that  at  this  day.  Lenoir  grows  faster  on  upland  "  (and  yet,  H.  Hagen,  of  Xapa,  has 
admirably  succeed  with  Riparias  on  his  upland).  "In  six  years'  time  Riparia  will  make 
good  growth  and  bring  good  results.  Colonel  Fry's  foreman  says  in  his  (Fry's)  vine- 
yard, Lenoir  was  killed  by  phylloxera.  This  is  the  only  place  I  found  where  Lenoir 
had  been  killed  by  phylloxera  when  planted  on  upland,  in  dry,  gravelly  soil.  Riparia 
on  this  ranch  (Colonel  Fry's)  has  proved  all  that  could  be  desired.  I  am  satisfied  one 
cannot  find  in  this  State  a  case  where  Riparia  has  been  destroyed  by  phylloxera  when 
on  its  own  roots;  i.  e.,  no  graft  inserted.  The  only  true  way  to  judge  of  tlie  two  (Lenoir 
and  Riparia)  is  to  base  that  judgment  upon  cases  where  they  are  planted — growing  on 
their  own  roots.  Riparias  are  by  far  the  most  reliable.  This  is  my  conclusion  after 
long  years  of  observation  and  critical  examination." 

The  following  extract  is  from  a  report  Mr.  Palmer  made  to  the  St.  Helena  Viticult- 
ural  Association  in  September,  1892:  "  In  the  spring  of  1882  Mr.  Groezinger  set  out  in 
his  vineyard  at  Yountville,  three  blocks  of  cuttings  purchased  as  Lenoirs.  This  spring 
we  found  about  400  vines  sick  or  diseased  from  phylloxera.  The  man  who  grafted  them 
did  not  consider  Lenoir  phylloxera  proof.  These" Lenoirs  were  placed  in  low,  clay  soil, 
having  not  much  depth.  Mr.  Crabb  has  set  out  20  acres  of  Lenoir  this  season  on  dry 
ground.  We  condemn  the  planting  of  Lenoir  in  low,  wet  (clay)  soil.  While  Riparia 
would  not  be  in  its  native  element  in  such  soil,  yet  having  shown  a  better  adaptation 
than  Lenoir  for  cold  and  wet,  heavy  land,  it  stands  preeminently  in  the  lead  as  a 
resistant." 

T.  Parrott,  St.  Helena.— Total,  120  acres;  in  bearing,  100  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  rocky  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  north  and  east;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;*  crop,  200  tons;  cooperage, 
100,000  gallons,  of  which  60,000  is  oak  and  40,000  is  redwood. 

"  It  may  be  that  many  vineyardists  have  paid  little  attention  to  the  different  attacks  of 
phylloxera  on  different  varieties,  but  the  almost  invariable  answer  is:  'I  have  failed  to 
note  anv  difference.'  Likewise,  in  case  of  phylloxera-infected  vines,  the  invariable 
method  lias  been  to  treat  in  no  special  way  except  in  very  rare  instances,  and  then  a  few 
vines  only  have  been  experimented  with." 

Olive  trees  are  planted  among  the  vines  in  a  portion  of  this  vineyard. 

H.  A.  Pellet,  St.  Helena.— Total,  45  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  3  acres;  infested 
by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly; 
vineyard  low  Iving;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  94  tons;  cooperage,  60,000 
gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  50,000  is  redwood. 

Every  year  some  of  the  vines  in  this  vinevard  go  by  phylloxera,  but  will  replant  resist- 
ants to  take  their  place.  Riparia  is  favored. 

J.  Peterson,  St.  Helena. — Total,  36  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres, 
of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
Burger  has  proved  the  most  resistant;  crop,  117  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast. 


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n 

Same,  St.  Helena. — Total.  34  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  2  acres  to  Riparia;  planted 
to  Riparia,  2  acres,  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Zinfandel  has  succeeded  best  on  resistants; 
am  satisfied  with  the  resistants. 

Peterson  Bros.,  St.  Helena. — Total,  34  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  2  acres  to  Riparia; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  6  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  lowr  lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

A.  Pfiester,  St. Helena. —Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  one  crop  more;  soil  black  gravel;  vineyard  low  lying. 

W.  L.  Phillips,  St.  Helena.— Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  90  tons. 

John  M.  Pike,  St.  Helena. — Total,  80  acres;  in  bearing,  75  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
20  acres,  of  which  5  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  exposure  south;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  125  tons;  cooper- 
age, 75,000  gallons,  of  which  15,000  is  oak  and  60,000  is  redwood. 

Dr.  M.  B.  Pond,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
2  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  24  tons. 

1    Mrs.  A.  J.  Pope,  St.  Helena. — Total,  12  acres;  in  bearing  8  acres;  will  replant  4  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil 
gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  no  care  has  been 
taken  of  the  attacked  vines;  crop,  21  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  going  very  rapidly. 

Geo.  Pratt,  St.  Helena. — Total,  37  acres;  in  bearing,  23  acres;  will  replant  1  acre;  planted 
to  Lenoir,  14  acres;  the  Sauvignon  Vert  grafts  are  most  successful;  soil  gravelly  loam; 
vineyard  low  lying;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  45  tons. 

Lenoir  is  very  popular  here. 

R.  H.  Pratt,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  crop,  37  tons. 

—  Pugh,  St.  Helena. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  of 
which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop,  35  tons. 

A.  Rampendahl,  St.  Helena. —Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  there  is  very  little  infested 
by  phylloxera;  crop,  50  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  50,000 
is  redwood. 

—  Rattan,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  45  tons. 

M.  Ridet,  St.  Helena— Total,  9  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  red  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  northeast;  crop,  22  tons. 

Mrs.  Romero;  St.  Helena. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  rocky;  vineyard  low  lying; 
exposure  east;  crop,  12  tons. 

A.  Rossi,  St.  Helena.— Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  4  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  no 
difference  among  attacked  European  vines;  crop,  65  tons. 

M.  Roulet,  St.  Helena. — Total,  9J^  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  half  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  black  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  15  tons;  cooperage,  20,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  15,000  redwood. 

L.  Sander,  St.  Helena. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  40  acres;  will  replant  5  acres  to 
Riparia;  infested  by  phylloxera,  25  acres,  10  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  no  difference  among  attacked  European  varieties;  crop,  75 
tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

M.  Sawyer,  St.  Helena. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  2 
of  which  will  have  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  50  tons. 


gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  80  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  40,000  is 


Mr.  Schonwald  finds  that  the  Riparia  is  a  most  satisfactory  stock.  He  has  experi- 
mented with  Clinton,  but  it  is  not  resistant.  He  is  not  certain  about  the  Californica. 

Jacob  Schram,  St.  Helena.— Total,  100  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mount- 
ain; exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  360  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  of  which  25,000 
is  oak  and  75,000  is  redwood. 

This  vineyard,  unlike  many  in  the  St.  Helena  District,  was  not  touched  by  frost  in  the 
spring  of  1892.  It  bore  a  good  crop,  consequently.  The  vineyard  is  on  the  summit  of 
the  range  of  hills  north  and  west  of  St.  Helena.  "1  am  always  lucky  about  my  crop," 
said  Mr.  Schram. 


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Frank  Sciaroni,  St.  Helena. — Cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  of  which  25,000  is  oak  and  75,000 
redwood. 

L.  Lindner,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  3  acres, 
of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  19 
tons. 

Mrs.  Sheehan,  St.  Helena. — Total,  22  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  58  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  on  Spring  Mountain,  and  has  no  phylloxera. 

W.  7?.  Sheehan,  St.  Helena. — Total,  12  acres;  in  bearing,  7  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  east;  crop,  19  tons. 
This  vineyard  is  on  Spring  Mountain. 

M.  Shepherdson,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  in  bearing,  9  acres;  soil  gravelly  loam; 
vineyard  upland;  exposure  west;  crop,  22  tons. 

Harry  Simmonds,  St.  Helena. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  14  tons. 

F.  Soto,  St.  Helena. — Total,  14  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  deep  reddish  loam;  vineyard 
mountain;  exposure  east;  crop,  48  tons. 

E.  Spear,  St.  Helena. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  1  acre;  soil 
gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  110  special  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  9  tons. 

JR.  L.  Spurr,  St.  Helena— Total,  27  acres;  in  bearing,  24  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
acres,  5  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  no 
difference  in  attacked  vines;  crop,  65  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast,  and  will  last  but  two  or  three  years.  Grain  and  fruit  will 
replace  the  vineyards  in  this  locality  shortly. 

Henry  Stairs,  St.  Helena. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
crop,  32  tons. 

A.  Stamer,  St.  Helena. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  10  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  90,000  redwood. 

Same,  St.  Helena. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain;  exposure 
east;  crop,  14  tons. 

Starr  Estate,  St.  Helena.— Total,  36  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  6  acres, 
of  which  2  will  bear  but  one  more  crop;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

Mrs.  Tainter,  St.  Helena. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  year  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  16  tons. 

W.  Templar,  St.  Helena.— Total,  7  acres;  planted  to  Lenoir,  2  acres,  which  are  not  yet 
grafted;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  60  tons. 

C.  Tiederman,  St.  Helena.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  year  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  20  tons. 

John  Thomann,  St.  Helena.— Total, 40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  mountain; 
cooperage,  250,000  gallons,  half  oak  and  half  redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  on  Howell  Mountain  and  is  6  or  7  years  old.  Xo  phylloxera  has 
appeared,  but  many  of  the  vines  have  dry  rot.  This  is  thought  to  be  caused  by  impov- 
erished soil,  as  the  vines — many  of  them — were  planted  where  trees  were  taken  out.  The 
same  complaint  is  occasionally  made  with  the  valley  vineyards.  Fungus  forms  on  the 
stocks  and  they  soon  rot  and  can  be  kicked  over. 

Mrs.  Tychson,  St.  Helena.— Total,  60  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  10 
acres,  of  which  3  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  75  tons. 

M.  Van  Doren,  St.  Helena.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

M.  Vann,  St.  Helena.— Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres,  lof 
which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

Fred.  Waille,  St.  Helena.— Total,  22  acres;  in  bearing,  15  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  4 
acres,  2  of  which  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  2  grafted  but  not  bearing;  Mataro  has 
succeeded  well  on  Riparia;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  23  tons. 

Thos.  Watt,  St.  Helena.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres, 
of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
32  tons. 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Weinberger,  St.  Helena.— Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  infested  by  phyl- 
loxera, 10  acres,  2  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 


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low  lying;  no  special  care  given  attacked  vines;  crop,  88  tons;  cooperage,  75,000  gallons,  of 
which  25,000  is  oak  and  50,000  redwood. 

John  H.  Wheeler,  St.  Helena.— Total,  100  acres;  in  bearing,  90  acres;  will  plant  20  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  50  acres,  10  of  which  will  bear  but  one  cfop  more;  planted  to 
resistants,  25  acres,  15  of  which  are  to  Riparia  and  10  to  Lenoir;  of  the  25  acres,  15  are 
grafted  and  bearing,  and  10  grafted  but  not  bearing;  soil  loam;  viney-ard  low  lyi 
Orleans,  Riesling,  and  Tokay  have  resisted  longest  among  European  varieties;  crop, 
tons;  cooperage,  330,000  gallons,  170,000  of  which  is  oak  and  160,000  is  redwood. 

Mr.  Wheeler  was  formerly  connected  with  the  State  Viticultural  Commission,  as  Chief 
Executive  Officer  and  as  Secretary,  and  has  embodied  his  experiences  and  observations 
in  many  articles.  He  finds  that  the  light-bearing  vines  are  the  most  resistant,  and 
favors  Riparia  for  stock. 

H.  White,  St.  Helena. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  25  tons. 

J.  W.  Williams,  St.  Helena. — Total,  42  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  15 
acres,  3  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  95 
tons. 

F.  Worst,  St.  Helena. — Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  22  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera.  5 
acres,  1  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west;  crop,  40  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  rapidly. 

Worrell  &  Ward,  St.  Helena. — Total,  28  acres;  in  bearing,  24  acres;  infested  by  phyllox- 
era, 15  acres,  5  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  planted  to  Lenoir,  7  acres;  none  yet 
grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  no  particular  care  given  attacked  vines,  and 
all  go  alike;  crop,  30  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  all  redwood. 

Tlie  proprietors  will  pull  up  8  acres  of  vines  this  winter. 

J.  York,  St.  Helena.— Total,  40  acres;  in  bearing,  35  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera.  20 
acres,  half  of  which  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  Tokay  has  been  fairly  resistant;  crop,  100  tons. 

W.  E.  York,  St.  Helena.— Total,  33  acres;  in  bearing,  20  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  20 
acres,  of  which  5  will  bear  but  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
64  tons. 

Mr.  York  was  one  of  a  committee  to  inspect  the  vineyards  in  the  valley  last  season. 
He  is  very  much  in  favor  of  Riparia,  as,  generally  speaking,  Lenoir  has  not  given  as  great 
a  degree  of  satisfaction. 

E.  Zange,  St.  Helena. — Total,  33  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  planted  to  Lenoir,  5  acres,  2 
of  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  no  difference  in  attacked 
vines  in  the  valley;  crop,  71  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  half  oak  and  half  redwood. 

Mr.  Zange  was  one  of  the  committee  that  examined  the  vineyards  where  resistants 
have  been  planted  for  several  years.  He  is  in  favor  of  Lenoir  because  of  its  rapid  growth, 
it  being  ready  to  graft  much  earlier  than  Riparia. 

L.  Zierngibl,  St.  Helena. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  blearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  74  tons. 


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ST.  HELENA  DISTRICT. 


CHILES  AND  CONN  VALLEYS. 

Robt.  Black,  Chiles  Valley.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low- 
lying;  crop,  14  tons. 

J.  Booth,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  8  tons. 

J.  Brown,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  32  tons. 

J.  B.  Chiles,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  16  tons. 

"In  Chiles  Valley  proper  there  are  several  small  vineyards,  and  in  only  three  or  four  of 
these  have  resistants  been  planted.  The  yield  this  year  was  very  light,  on  account  of 
the  frost  in  the  spring.  Phylloxera  is  attacking  the  vines,  and  in  a  few  years  there  will 
be  .but  very  few  vineyards.  The  valley  is  small,  only  8  or  10  miles  long,  one  quarter  to 
one  half  of  a  mile  wide,  and  is  13  miles  from  St.  Helena.  It  has  only  one  or  two  cellars." 

J.  G.  Clark,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  16  tons. 

Geo.  Hussmann,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  23  acres;  planted  to  Kiparia. 
3  acres,  grafted  and  bearing,  and  ^Estivalis,  9  acres,  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  the  Green 
Hungarian  grafts  have  succeeded  best;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  exposure  south 
and  west;  crop,  65  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  of  which  35,000  is  oak  and  25,000  is  red- 
wood. ; 

"  I  think  Kiparia  the  best  resistant  to  use,  for  it  is  more  easily  propagated,  and  takes 
scion  quicker  and  better  than  Lenoir.  On  Riparia  I  got  99  per  cent  grafts  by  careful  work. 
I  see  no  difference  between  the  black  and  gray  Riparia.  My  grafts  are  growing  finely  and 
bearing  well."  This  vineyard  looks  very  fine^  the  soil  is  rich  and  deep,  and  the  grafts  are 
growing  vigorously.  Phylloxera  is  gaining  a  foothold  in  neighboring  vineyards.  Cut- 
tings are  preferred  in  planting  rather  than  rooted  vines,  for  Mr.  Hussmann  thinks 
replanting  checks  the  growth  of  rooted  vines. 

Louis  Kiel-man,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  11  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  very  little; 
soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  15  tons. 

Miss  Manning,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  12  tons. 

M.  Murry,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  12  tons. 

R.  Rutherford,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  15  tons. 

F.  Sievers,  Chiles  Valley. — Total,  25  acres;  in  bearing,  8  acres;  planted  to  Riparia,  24>£ 
acres,  and  to  Lenoir,  1%  acres;  of  which  8  acres  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  8  acres  are 
grafted  and  not  bearing,  and  9  acres  are  not  yet  grafted;  Sauvignon  Vert  grafts  have 
proved  most  successful;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west  and  south;  crop,  15 
tons;  cooperage,  3,000  gallons,  of  which  2,500  is  oak  and  500  is  redwood. 

Mr.  Sievers  planted  resistants  wholly,  commencing  about  6  years  ago.  From  some  of 
his  oldest  grafts  he  obtained  35  pounds  each  vear.  Sauvignon  Vert  vines  are  growing- 
well,  and  he  is  well  pleased  with  the  success  he  has  had  with  the  resistants.  He  has 
mostly  Riparia  roots,  but  finds  there  is  a  great  deal  of  work  in  suckering  them,  and  has 
found  resistants  must  not  be  grafted  top  early.  If  Lenoir  and  Riparia  were  equally  resist- 
ant there  is  less  work  with  Lenoir,  as  it  groVs  faster  and  does  not  sucker  much*  if  any. 
Seedling  Riparias  are  not  worth  bothering  with.  They  grow  slowly,  the  stock  is  very 
crooked,  and  it  is  almost  impossible  to  graft  them  well.  Rooted  cuttings  are  the  best  to 
plant,  although  replanting  them  checks  their  growth,  but  if  propagated  (rooted)  in  the 
nursery  but  a  small  amount  of  ground  is  required  to  grow  them,  and  little  area  to  go 
over  in  so  doing.  If  set  out  in  the  vineyard  before  being  rooted  there  is  a  large  amount 
of  ground  to  go  over,  and  it  is  far  more  expensive  than  if  rooted  in  the  nursery.  Mr. 
Sievers  sells  many  cuttings  and  rooted  vines  of  resistants. 

Mrs.  R.  M.  Wheeler,  Chiles  Valley.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  very  little  is  infested 
by  phylloxera;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  62  tons. 


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A.  B.  Alsip,  Conn  Voile}!.— Total,  75  acres;  in  bearing,  73^  acres;  planted  to  Lenoir,  \]4 
acres,  which  are  not  yet  grafted;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  west  and 
south;  crop,  100  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  20,000  is  oak  and  30,000  is  red- 
wood. 

P.  Conn,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  50  acres;  in  bearing,  45  acres;  will  replant  5  acres;  in- 
fested by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  upland;  exposure  south  and  west;  crop,  60  tons.  * 

L.  Corthay,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west  and  south;  crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  35,000  gallons,  of  which  20,000  is  oak 
and  15,000  is  redwood. 

The  frost  cut  down  the  grape  crop  very  badly  throughout  Conn  Valley  last  spring. 

R.  Eubanks,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  27  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
3  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  ex- 
posure west  and  north;  all  European  varieties  succumb  alike;  crop,  20  tons. 

Franco-Swiss  Co.,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  140  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
10  acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  sou  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  south  and  west;  crop,  160  tons;  cooperage,  150,000  gallons,  of  which  50,000  is  oak 
and  100,000  is  redwood. 

L.  M.  Gianque,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loamy;  vineyard  up- 
land; exposure  west  and  south;  crop,  8  tons. 

No  phylloxera  is  acknowledged,  but  there  is  some  in  the  neighboring  vineyards.  Two 
or  three  years  will  see  these  Conn  Valley  vineyards  very  much  reduced.  The  soil  is 
poor  and  thin,  and  with  diseased  vines  the  outlook  is  anything  but  encouraging. 

L.  Glandon,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  27  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
5  acres,  of  which  2  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  30  tons. 

A.  Gussot,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland: 
crop,  17  tons. 

H.  Manske,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  12  tons. 

James  Mattheivson,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  crop,  17  tons. 

E.  Musgrove,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west  and  south;  crop  40  tons. 

M.  Payne,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  25  tons. 

H.  Reiman,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  infested  by  phylloxera,  5  acres; 
Chasselas  Fontainebleau  has  proved  most  resistant  of  European  vines;  crop,  25  tons; 
cooperage,  21,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

This  vineyard  is  situated  in  the  center  of  Conn  Valley.  Phylloxera  is  getting  in  its 
deadly  work  here,  and  in  a  few  years  the  vines  will  all  be  gone. 

Tubbs  &  Hall,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  90  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  replant  4  acres;  soil 
loam;  vineyard  upland,  exposure  west  and  south;  crop,  214  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gal- 
lons, of  which  30,000  is  oak  and  30,000  is  redwood. 

There  is  no  phylloxera  acknowledged  in  the  upper  end  of  Conn  Valley,  but  there  is  a 
great  deal  in  the  lower  or  south  end. 

E.  Walters,  Conn  Valley. — Total,  30  acres;  in  bearing,  25  acres;  will  replant  4  acres; 
infested  by  phylloxera,  10  acres,  of  which  4  acres  are  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  crop, 
35  tons. 

Weston  Bros.,  Conn  Valley. — Total  12  acres;  in  bearing,  10  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera, 
3  acres,  of  which  1  acre  is  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  west  and  south;  Chasselas  Fontainebleau  has  proved  most  resistant  of  Euro- 
pean vines;  crop,  6  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  going  fast. 


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CALISTOGA   DISTRICT. 


F.  Ashton,  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons;  cooperage,  10,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

E.  Baisley,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  crop,  17  tons. 

B.  Beasley,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  8  tons. 

Mrs.  Beaumont,  Calistoga. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

Bennet  Bros.,  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  28  tons. 

J.  S.  Bennet,  Calistoga. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  crop,  14  tons. 

R.  Bennet,  Calistoga. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  40  tons. 

Bingham  Bros.,  Calistoga. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  45  tons. 

E.  L.  Bingham,  Calistoga. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  sandy  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  14  tons. 

R.  Bleole,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  18  tons. 

Mrs.  P.  D.  Boomsall,  Calistoga. — Total,  36  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

Same,  Calistoga. — Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
50  tons. 

J.  Borchett,  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  Idam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  37  tons. 

M.  L.  Borchett,  Calistoga. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  60  tons. 

E.  Brown,  Calistoga. — Total,  18  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  29  tons. 

Same,  Calistoga. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
19  tons. 

C.  M.  Surges,  Calistoga. — Total,  35  acres;  in  bearing,  30  acres;  infested  by  phylloxera,  2 
acres,  of  which  1  acre  will  be  good  for  only  one  crop  more;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  40  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  not  far  from  Lodi,  and  is  three  miles  south  of  Calistoga.  Above  this 
point  little  or  no  phylloxera  has  been  found  in  lowland  vineyards  or  on  hillside.  The 
season  of  1892  was  a  very  poor  one,  however,  because  of  several  frosts  in  the  spring,  and 
a  cool  summer.  The  crop  is  only  one  third  the  usual  yield. 

Mrs.  Biitler,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  17  tons. 

Same,  Calistoga.— Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
12  tons. 

M.  M.  Campbell,  Calistoga — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  12  tons. 

Carver  Estate,  St.  Helena. — Total,  52  acres;  in  bearing,  50  acres;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vine- 
yard low  lying;  crop,  100  tons. 

W.  Cole.  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop, 
33  tons. 

Same,  Calistoga. — Total,  14  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  25 
tons. 

G.  J.  Connor,  Calistoga.— Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam  and  gravel;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  12  tons. 


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M.  Corlette,  Calistoga. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying- 
crop,  45  tons. 

F.  A.  Crouch,  Calistoga. — Total,  18  acres;   all  in  bearing;  soil  lo£un;  vineyard  upland- 
crop,  30  tons. 

J.  V.  Culver,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  17  tons. 

IT.  S.  Dexter,  Calistoga. — Total,  38  acres;  in  bearing,  35  acres;  soil  loam;  vineyard 
upland;  exposure  south  and  east;  crop,  70  tons. 

This  vineyard  is  near  the  Sonoma  County  line.  There  is  no  phylloxera  here,  and  the 
vines  are  doing  well. 

II.  Dormay,  Calistoga. — Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  60  tons. 

C.  Doughty,  Calistoga.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  8  tons. 

G.  Dougherty,  Calistoga.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
exposure  east  and  north;  crop,  30  tons. 

W.  Eberling,  Calistoga. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  14  tons. 

Farron  &  Clydesdale,  Calistoga. — Total,  12  acres;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  19  tons. 

Mrs.  S.  C.  Furness,  Calistoga. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  55  tons. 

A.  G.  Garnett,  Calistoga. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  70  tons. 

John  Garnett,  Calistoga. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  45  tons. 

J.  K.  Garnett,  Calistoga. — Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  50  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

A.  Grimm  &  Co.,  Calistoga. — Total,  60  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  180  tons;  cooperage,  100,000  gallons,  of  which  85,000  is  oak  and  15,000  is  redwood. 
This  vineyard  has  no  phylloxera  or  resistants,  and  is  doing  finely. 

Mrs.  M.  Haley,  Calistoga. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  14  tons. 

L.  M.  Hansen,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  15  tons. 

W.  Hansen,  Calistoga. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
7  tons. 

J.  Hintze,  Calistoga.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  35  tons. 

A.  Hittle,  Calistoga. — Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
20  tons;  cooperage,  30,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  25,000  is  redwood. 

A.  Hoover,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  16  tons. 

P.  Hopkins,  Calistoga. — Total,  17  acres;  all  in  bearing;  will  plant  10  acres;  soil  gravelly; 
vineyard  low  lying;  crop,  30  tons. 

S.  Kellett,  Calistoga. — Total,  60  acres;  in  bearing,  58  acres;  soil  soft  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  exposure  east  and  south;  crop,  8  tons. 

Vineyards  in  this  section  of  the  county  were  fearfully  injured  by  the  frost  last  spring, 
and  at  one  time  the  vines  were  black. 

George  Lang,  Calistoga. — Total,  38  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

J.  Lang,  Calistoga. — Total,  18  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  24  tons.  , 

Tnere  is  nothing  to  note  of  vineyards  in  this  vicinity,  except  that  they  are  free  from 
phylloxera,  and  that  they  bore  only  one  third  of  the  usual  crop  this  season  on  account 
of  the  frost. 

E.  Light,  Calistoga.— Total,  33  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
50  tons;  cooperage,  60,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

C.  If.  Lillie,  Calistoga.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  17  tons. 


—  46  — 

Mrs.  Lloyd,  Calistoga. — Total,  32  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  50  tons. 

Davis  Manuel,  Calistoga. — Total,  50  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  45  tons. 


H.  Martin,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  22  tons. 
This  vineyard  was  badly  frosted. 

-  McFee,  Calistoga.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons. 

J.  McGregor,  Calistoga. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  15  tons. 

C.  W.  McMerrick,  Calistoga. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  18  tons. 

A.  Moore,  Calistoga. — Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam  and  gravelly;  crop,  9  tons. 

C.  J.  B.  Moore,  Calistoga. — Total,  6  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  10  tons. 

W.  Phillips,  Calistoga. — Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam  and  gravelly;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  100  tons. 

W.  L.  Phillips,  Calistoga. — Total,  35  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  50  tons. 

C.  N.  Pickett,  Calistoga.— Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  40  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  of  which  8,000  is  oak  and  32,000  is  redwoo'd. 

Same,  Calistoga. — Total,  25  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam  and  gravelly;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  30  tons. 

J.  G.  Randall,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam  and  gravelly;  vine- 
yard low  lying;  crop,  18  tons. 

,7.  Roberts,  Calistoga.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  14  tons. 
The  frost  cut  down  the  crop  in  this  section  from  one  half  to  two  thirds. 

J.  Rutherford,  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  35  tons. 

Mrs.  Schamp,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  15  tons. 

P.  R.  Schmidt,  Calistoga.— Total,  65  acres;  in  bearing,  60  acres;  will  replant  several  acres; 
planted  to  Riparia,  20  acres,  and  to  Lenoir,  10  acres;  Sauvignon  Vert,  Gutedel,  Alicante 
JJouschet,  and  Semillon  grafts  have  all  proved  very  successful;  soil  deep  reddish  loam; 
vineyard  mountain;  exposure  north  and  west;  crop,  200  tons;  cooperage,  45,000  gallons, 
of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  40,000  is  redwood. 

"  Grafts  on  resistants  have  borne  two  or  three  good  crops.  I  am  very  well  pleased  with 
results  so  far.  Though  the  phylloxera  has  not  appeared,  am  guarding 'against  it.  The 
soil  on  these  hills  is  deep  and  rich,  and  the  vines  make  vigorous  growth.  Riparia  is 
given  the  preference  as  a  resistant,  though  I  see  no  great  difference  between  it  and 
Lenoir.  The  former  is  of  slower  growth,  finer  grain,  and  closer  texture.  The  vineyard  is 
looking  well,  and  there  has  been  no  frost  to  speak  of  here;  lemons,  oranges,  and  bananas 
are  growing  unprotected.  I  think  my  idea  of  planting  resistants  at  first  is  an  excellent 
one,  for  I  feel  quite  secure." 

J.  Schintzer,  Calistoga.— Total,  40  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  55  tons. 

\A  Simmons,  Calistoga. — Total,  8  acres;  all  in  bearing:  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  10  tons. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Smith,  Calistoga.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  22  tons. 

R.  P.  Smith,  Calistoga.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  18  tons. 

\  ineyards  in  this  district,  on  low  lands,  were  very  badly  frosted  last  spring.  There  is 
no  phylloxera  here. 

H.  Snyder,  Calistoga.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
40  tons.' 

This  vineyard  is  planted  on  the  upland  northwest  of  Calistoga.  There  are  no  resist- 
ants and  no  phylloxera  in  the  neighborhood. 

T.  A.  Snyder,  Calistoga.— Total,  12  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  shading  to  adobe;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  18  tons. 


W.  Spiers,  Calistoga. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
25  tons. 

Mrs.  Steel,  Calistoga. — Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  28  tons. 

M.  Swinacre,  Calistoga. — Total,  18  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland; 
crop,  15  tons. 

J.  A.  Teale,  Calistoga.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  14  tons. 

P.  Teale,  Calistoga.— Total,  5  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loamy  and  gravelly;  vineyard 
low  lying;  crop,  7  tons. 

A.  L.  Tubbs:  Calistoga— Total,  220  acres;  in  bearing,  110  acres;  will  plant  25  or  30  acres; 
planted  to  Riparia,  75  acres,  of  which  45  are  grafted  and  in  bearing,  and  30  are  not  yet 
grafted;  the  grafts  Cabernet  Franc.  Merlot,  and  Malbec  have  succeeded  best,  and  Chasselas 
and  Sauvignon  Blanc  do  fairly  well,  but  not  as  well  as  the  above  grafts;  soil  loam;  vine- 
vard  low  lying  and  upland;  crop,  225  tons;  cooperage,  350,000  gallons,  of  which  190,000 
is  oak  and  160,000  is  redwood. 

"  Resistants  in  this  vineyard  have  been  planted  for  several  years,  and  have  proved  a 
success.  Preference  has  been  given  to  Riparia,  and  the  results  have  been  perfectly 
satisfactory.  Will  plant  more  in  the  spring.  I  feel  confident  that  Riparia  will  do  well 
in  this  section,  but  do  not  think  much  of  Lenoir,  although  Lenoir  will  do  well  in  locali- 
ties where  Riparia  may  fail,  and  vice  versa.  There  is  no  phylloxera  in  this  vicinity  yet, 
and  no  signs  of  its  coming,  yet  many  vineyardists  think  it  may  attack  vineyards  any 
season." 

G.  W.  Tucker,  Calistoga.— Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  18  tons. 

J.  Tucker,  Calistoga. — Total,  10  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  crop,  18  tons. 

Thos.  Veal,  Calistoga.— Total,  7  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  12  tons. 

Thos.  Walsh,  Calistoga.— Total,  30  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  sandy  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  60  tons;  cooperage,  30,000  gallons,  of  which  10,000  is  oak  and  20,000  is  red- 
wood. 

Mrs.  Waterman,  Calistoga. — Total  acres,  20;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  30  tons. 

S.  C.  Way,  Calistoga.— Total,  15  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  gravelly  loam;  vineyard  low 
lying;  crop,  20  tons. 

W.  York,  Calistoga.— Total.  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  32  tons;  cooperage,  50,000  gallons,  of  which  5,000  is  oak  and  45,000  is  redwood. 

A.  Zoeller,  Calistoga. — Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  upland;  crop, 
35  tons;  cooperage,  40,000  gallons,  all  of  which  is  redwood. 

Zoeller  Estate,  Calistoga.— Total,  20  acres;  all  in  bearing;  soil  loam;  vineyard  low  lying; 
crop,  30  tons. 


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